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How unions, political groups influenced school board elections
Apr 11, 2021 5:15 PM - A wave of incumbents will return to school boards across the suburbs, alongside some newcomers, amid ongoing criticism over how school leaders have handled pandemic learning and the gradual resumption of in-person classes. Endorsements from local teachers unions likely influenced the reelection of incumbents in numerous suburban races. -
District 25 board remains divided in vote approving daily in-person learning
Apr 9, 2021 8:09 PM - Amid calls for unity after a contentious Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 school board election and reopening debate, divisions on the board were still evident in their narrow 4-3 vote late Thursday to increase in-person learning from four to five days a week. -
Longtime Lake County superintendent of schools retires after contracting COVID-19
Apr 9, 2021 7:50 PM - Roycealee Wood, the longtime Lake County regional superintendent of schools, has retired to focus on her health after recently contracting COVID-19. Wood, 80, was first elected superintendent in 2002 and before her retirement was serving her fifth term, which was to expire in 2022. -
Former Timothy Christian superintendent remembered for vision and leadership
Apr 9, 2021 5:11 PM - Arnold Hoving, an influential and longtime leader with Timothy Christian Schools in Elmhurst, died Wednesday at age 84. -
How pioneering woman doctor inspired Waubonsee dean
Apr 9, 2021 9:20 AM - While working on her dissertation, Stacey Randall, who would go on to become Dean of Institutional Effectiveness and Title V Project Director at Waubonsee Community College, found inspiration in the story of Dr. Catharine Macfarlane, who earned her medical degree in 1898. -
After COVID-19 cases spike, University of Chicago tells students to stay home
Apr 8, 2021 6:49 PM - The University of Chicago announced a stay-at-home period for students Wednesday evening following the largest COVID-19 outbreak at the university since the start of the academic year.
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Lewis hired as new St. Charles North principal
Apr 8, 2021 4:11 PM - Shanna Lewis, currently an associate principal at Lyons Township High School, will be hired as the new principal at St. Charles North High School. -
Without tax hike, Warren Township High athletics to be axed in 2023, superintendent says
Apr 7, 2021 7:26 PM - Warren Township High School's athletic programs are on track to be eliminated by the 2023 school year along with many classes and clubs after district 121 voters failed to approve a proposed property tax hike, Superintendent John Ahlgrim said Wednesday. -
Incumbents hang on in several Fox Valley school, college board races
Apr 7, 2021 2:01 PM - Incumbents in several Fox Valley school board races held on to their seats Tuesday, signaling voters' support for the way school leaders have handled remote learning and the return to in-person instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
With union support, establishment candidates turn back critics of gradual school reopeningsApr 7, 2021 2:00 PM - Voters throughout the Northwest suburbs sent educators a message Tuesday, for the most part endorsing the gradual reopening approach most districts have taken in response to the pandemic.
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