Articles filed under Education
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Pucks for Autism hockey tournament raises $125K for new adaptive playgroundJul 16, 2021 6:00 am - Hockey players with every skill set hit the ice last month to help those impacted by autism. More than 650 players participated in the Pucks for Autism event held at Gl...
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District 64 board ditches vote on full-day kindergarten planJul 16, 2021 5:30 am - After a lengthy debate Thursday night, the Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 board opted not to vote on a plan to offer full-day kindergarten classes at all five of th...
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Wheaton District 200 parents demand face masks be mandatory in schoolsJul 16, 2021 1:00 am - Some Wheaton Community Unit School District 200 parents are outraged the district has decided to make masks optional for the upcoming school year. Parents say they are e...
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Parents share anger, support for mask guidance in District 211Jul 16, 2021 1:00 am - At Thursday night's board meeting, Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 chose to recommend, not require, masks for unvaccinated students when school starts next ...
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McHenry Elementary School District 15 makes masks optional for students, staffJul 16, 2021 1:00 am - Wearing masks will be optional for students and staff at McHenry Elementary School District 15 to start the school year, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status. The a...
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Mask debate in Park Ridge-Niles District 64Jul 16, 2021 1:00 am - About a dozen parents of Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 students on Thursday implored the school board to let them choose whether kids should wear masks on campus d...
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Pritzker has 'no plans' for added COVID-19 mitigationsJul 16, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The wide availability of COVID-19 vaccines has changed the state's approach for mitigating the virus' spread statewide and in schools. For school districts...
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No more snow days? Naperville District 203 proposing e-learning to replace emergency daysJul 16, 2021 1:00 am - Traditional snow days could be a thing of the past in Naperville Unit District 203. Amid the expansion of remote learning capabilities, district officials have developed...
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Submissions due Aug. 13 for women's art exhibit at OaktonJul 15, 2021 11:00 pm - Professional artists who self-identify as women are invited to submit entries in all media to Oakton Community College for the virtual exhibition "Bad@ssery: Women Creat...
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District 211 recommends rather than requires masks for unvaccinated studentsJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - During a contentious board meeting in which jeering parents were admonished several times, the board of trustees of Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 on Thurs...