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Chinese educators to visit District 93 schoolsOct 17, 2018 9:46 AM - Twenty educational delegates from Beijing, China, will visit Community Consolidated School District 93 next week through the 21st Century Institute's Educational Ambassador Program. The institute chose District 93 as a tour location because of its reputation for shifting its educational delivery system from an outdated factory model to a more personalized approach.
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District 94 superintendent announces retirement plans
Oct 17, 2018 6:32 PM - Superintendent Douglas Domeracki, who has led West Chicago High School District since 2013 announced plans Tuesday to retire at the end of the current school year. His last day in the district will be June 30, 2019. -
DeVos visiting Harper College on Thursday
Oct 17, 2018 5:41 PM - U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will visit Harper College in Palatine on Thursday to tour the school's apprenticeship program. -
Education advocates call for better funding, more counselors
Oct 16, 2018 4:06 PM - A new report from an education advocacy group decries the departure rate of Illinois' graduating high school seniors to colleges in other states and suggests better funding and deployment of guidance resources would stem the tide. -
Dist. 103 preschool screening set for Nov. 15Oct 16, 2018 4:07 PM - Lincolnshire-Prairie View Elementary District 103 is offering a fall preschool screening for 3- and 4-year-old children for whom there may be concerns with gross or fine motor skills, speech/language, or conceptual development.
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District 41 teachers rally behind superintendent
Oct 16, 2018 8:53 AM - Glen Ellyn District 41 teachers and parents staged a rally Monday night to push for a contract extension for Superintendent Paul Gordon and to protest the school board's public silence on the fate of their top administrator. -
Constable: Why hail medical advances when we don't vaccinate?
Oct 16, 2018 10:28 AM - We all hail the medical advances that are helping us live longer and better. But new evidence suggests that not all of us are moving in the right direction when it comes to an obvious method to keep our health.
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Dist. 203 to vote no on armed teachers proposalOct 16, 2018 5:30 AM - Naperville Unit District 203 is one suburban district standing against a downstate idea to allow armed teachers or administrators in schools.
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Parent action hopes to help reading work for kids with dyslexiaOct 15, 2018 5:30 AM - Here's how a dyslexia advocacy group is working with one suburban school district to increase screening and resources for students.
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What is dyslexia? Not what you think, experts say
Oct 15, 2018 6:30 AM - Think dyslexia is about flipping letters or reading backward? Think again, experts say. Here's why this learning disability is as misunderstood as it is common.
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