Articles filed under Education
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As state says unvaccinated kids should wear masks, here's what suburban schools are doing so farJul 20, 2021 1:00 am - School districts across the region are diverging on whether to require students to wear masks when they return to classes next month as parents pressure educators from b...
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Illinois first state to mandate teaching Asian American historyJul 19, 2021 5:30 am - By Madhu Krishnamurthy mkrishnamurthy@dailyherald.com Illinois recently made history as the first state to require public schools to teach Asian American history. Gov. J...
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Vaccines for kids under 12 coming, but not before classes startJul 19, 2021 1:00 am - As stress mounts among school districts and parents over plans to protect children who aren't eligible for COVID-19 vaccines when classes start, the question on many min...
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American Academy of Pediatrics: Universal masking in schools will protect kids from COVID-19Jul 19, 2021 1:00 am - The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending all students, teachers and staff members wear masks inside schools when classes resume, to protect unvaccinated childr...
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State 'strongly encourages' colleges to require COVID-19 vaccineJul 19, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state's higher education agencies released updated COVID-19 guidance Monday encouraging all public and private higher education institutions in Illinoi...
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'He needed to be remembered': Elgin woman establishing ECC scholarship to honor husbandJul 18, 2021 1:00 am - When her husband died of leukemia at age 58 last July, Alicia Delgado-Lutz of Elgin wanted to make sure his spirit lived on. She hopes an Elgin Community College automo...
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Editorial: How the state can help schools deal with mask edictJul 17, 2021 2:00 pm - How did a flimsy piece of pleated blue or purple polypropylene become such a divisive symbol? To wear or not to wear protective face shields against COVID-19 has provoke...
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Skip college? Not if you want to make more moneyJul 17, 2021 6:00 am - Skeptical of the four-year college degree? It's still your best bet to make money. Backlash against college as a common stop on the road to adulthood has mounted over th...
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State's top teacher, from Mundelein: Just hiring more teachers of color isn't enoughJul 17, 2021 1:00 am - Hiring diverse teachers isn't enough to make schools equitable. School leaders also need to create a culture and climate in which minority students and employees feel we...
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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...