Articles filed under Education
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Complaint: Jewish students at U of I endure 'unrelenting campaign' of harassmentOct 23, 2020 1:00 am - Jewish students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have endured "an unrelenting campaign of anti-Semitic harassment," according to a complaint filed with ...
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Catholic grade schools will start 2021 remotelyOct 23, 2020 1:00 am - Catholic elementary schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago will pivot to remote learning for two weeks at the start of 2021. Schools will begin e-learning on Jan. 4 and w...
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U-46 won't bring youngest students back next weekOct 22, 2020 1:00 am - "The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry." Elgin Area School District U-46 Superintendent Tony Sanders used that quote from Scottish poet Robert Burns to lead ...
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Libertyville, Vernon Hills, Barrington-area school districts pause hybrid learning plansOct 21, 2020 1:00 am - Many school districts in Lake County's borders, including large ones based in Libertyville and Barrington, are pausing ongoing hybrid learning models or holding off on p...
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Northbrook Junior High drama teacher receives state honorOct 21, 2020 1:00 am - At the end of the hall in a classroom behind the stage, Northbrook Junior High Drama Teacher David Downing encourages students to concentrate, and rehearse, rehearse, re...
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Schools should end in-person learning, Lake County Health Department recommendsOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - Citing "substantial" community transmission of COVID-19 and a rising number of cases, Lake County health officials Tuesday recommended that all public and private school...
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District 158's updated hybrid plan comes as district reports 16 cases over two weeksOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - Huntley School District 158 announced a new hybrid learning plan Friday that will be available to students in grades 6 through 12 beginning Nov. 2. The announcement, whi...
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Taking an 'adaptive pause': How Naperville District 203 is responding to rising COVID-19 casesOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - For months, Superintendent Dan Bridges has been stressing the need for flexibility in the "Return to Learn" plan implemented by Naperville Unit District 203. Being able...
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Spring break canceled, spring semester delayed at University of IllinoisOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign announced this week it will cancel spring break while delaying the start of the spring semester next year due to COVID-19....
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Harper Promise free tuition program faces changes to keep it sustainableOct 19, 2020 5:30 am - With more and more students signing up for Harper College's Promise Scholarship, the program that guarantees free tuition for good grades, attendance and community servi...