Articles filed under Education
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No more homecoming queen? Schools advised to consider nonconforming gender identitiesMar 02, 2020 4:30 am - Should time-honored school traditions dubbing students as kings and queens for homecomings and proms be changed in favor of more gender spectrum-inclusive titles? That's...
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Huntley District 158 issues statement on Woo resignationMar 02, 2020 12:00 am - Huntley Unit District 158 issued a statement in light of a petition calling for the reinstatement of Huntley High School security guard and football coach John Woo. The ...
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Constable: Teachers say ban on 'timeout rooms' one reason injuries increasedFeb 29, 2020 12:00 am - A special-education teacher for 24 years, Kerry Doctor knows there can be dangerous moments working in a classroom with adult-size people who have behavioral issues. Bu...
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Move to Addison gives environmental nonprofit more space to recycleFeb 28, 2020 4:30 am - Collecting goods for reuse requires a lot of space, so the environmental education nonprofit SCARCE needs more of it. The 30-year-old organization has been at 799 Roose...
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Huntley District 158 students asking to rehire former security guard, football coachFeb 28, 2020 12:00 am - Several petitions and community efforts are calling for the reinstatement of Huntley High School security guard and football coach John Woo. An online petition created b...
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Robot Rumble features student machines built for destructionFeb 28, 2020 12:00 am - The Prospect High School Fieldhouse looked like a scaled-down scene out of a "Mad Max" movie, with marauding robots designed for one task - destruction. The 11th annual ...
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Lightfoot: No plans to change city holiday of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples DayFeb 28, 2020 12:00 am - Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Friday she has no plans to duplicate at the city level what her hand-picked school board just did, infuriating some Italian Americans. That is,...
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CDC issues guidance to schools, child care providers for handling coronavirusFeb 28, 2020 12:00 am - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday issued interim guidance for K-12 schools and child care programs on handling the COVID-19 virus after warning co...
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How suburban schools are preparing for the coronavirusFeb 28, 2020 12:00 am - Cleaning classrooms and monitoring student attendance and sickness are among the precautions suburban school districts and preschools are taking to prepare for a potenti...
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Harper named a Leader College of DistinctionFeb 27, 2020 10:00 pm - Harper College has earned Achieving the Dream's Leader College of Distinction status for achieving new, higher student outcomes and narrowing equity gaps. Achieving the ...