Articles filed under Education
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Suburban schools make U.S. News’ 2026 Best Elementary and Middle Schools rankingsOct 28, 2025 3:47 pm - Several suburban schools made the list of U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Elementary and Middle Schools rankings released Tuesday.
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‘Big nostalgia’: MCC instructor to share Marshall Field’s legacy on WTTW’s ‘Chicago Stories’Oct 19, 2025 6:43 pm - McHenry County College instructor Sarah Sullivan will give a presentation on the history and legacy of Marshall Field’s on an upcoming episode of “Chicago Stories” on WTTW.
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Harper’s Job Placement Resource Center prepares students for jobs, internshipsOct 19, 2025 6:10 pm - With resume workshops, interview coaching and employer partnerships, Harper College’s Job Placement Resource Center equips students and alumni with skills and connections to launch their careers.
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Daily Herald opinion: Stepping up for schools: Governor’s Blue Ribbon program boosts education by celebrating excellence and inspiring progressOct 15, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: With the launch of the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Schools initiative, Illinois reaffirmed its commitment to recognizing excellence in education across public, private and parochial schools. We commend the state for continuing the recognition.
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CLC to hold regional college fair Oct. 16Oct 13, 2025 9:52 am - High school students looking to begin or continue their college search will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from more than 150 colleges and universities at the Illinois Regional College Fair.
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‘Our program has all been Bob’: St. Francis’ music director has given program a huge boostOct 06, 2025 8:57 am - “Songs in the Key of Life” is a classic 1976 Stevie Wonder album. It also could be St. Francis High School music teacher Bob Mamminga’s manifesto.
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‘He will be missed beyond measure’: Al Llorens, statewide education union president, dead at 73Sep 26, 2025 2:51 pm - Albert J. “Al” Llorens, president of the Illinois Education Association, died Thursday, Sept. 25, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. He was 73.
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ISBE seeks feedback on first draft of numeracy planSep 25, 2025 4:02 pm - State education officials are seeking input on a plan establishing a blueprint for strengthening mathematics learning and helping students improve their skills.
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U-46 plans to spend $963M in 2025-26 school year, including major construction projectsSep 24, 2025 7:25 pm - The Elgin Area School District U-46 board on Monday approved a $963.2 million spending plan for fiscal year 2026.
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‘I will not apologize’: District 300 school board president defiant amid backlash over social media postSep 24, 2025 6:05 pm - After facing a backlash from parents for a social media post following Charlie Kirk’s death, the president of the Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 school board says she won’t apologize.