Articles filed under Education
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Suburban school administrators bracing for legal marijuana's impactsSep 01, 2019 1:00 am - Students won't be allowed to use marijuana when adult recreational use begins Jan. 1, but school leaders anticipate legalization bringing a cascade of effects in the edu...
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With e-learning, could the snow day become a thing of the past in the suburbs?Aug 31, 2019 1:00 am - With e-learning an official option, students can work at home, districts can cut makeup days
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12 area school districts will have to raise starting teachers' salaries to $40,000 a yearAug 31, 2019 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated with the most recently available salary data. Some suburban school districts will have to raise starting salaries by as m...
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Departing FBI chief touts work against corrupt politiciansAug 30, 2019 1:00 am - Nearly two years ago, as Jeffrey Sallet prepared to take over as the leader of the FBI's Chicago field office in 2017, he said the city's struggle with gun violence alre...
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North Side food pantry becomes first in city to offer online orders for pickupAug 30, 2019 1:00 am - Patrons of one North Side food pantry will now be able to fill out grocery orders from their phones or computers and pick them up without waiting. Lakeview Pantry is the...
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Chicago briefs: Cop says Vanecko never should have been chargedAug 30, 2019 1:00 am - It's been more than five years since former Mayor Richard M. Daley's nephew Richard J. "R.J." Vanecko pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of David Ko...
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New law will abolish charter school commissionAug 29, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The state commission that oversees charter schools is set to be abolished next year while its powers and duties will be transferred to the Illinois State B...
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State law now allows automatic suspension of teachers' licenses when charged with serious crimesAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - A new state law allows state education authorities to suspend a teacher's license if the teacher is charged with serious crimes, including violent felonies, sexual and d...
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Jazz & Jokes fundraiser in Lake ForestAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - Bravo Waukegan, a Lake Forest-based nonprofit organization supporting music education in Waukegan Unit District 60 schools, will host its Jazz & Jokes friend-raiser Oct....
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Exchange program helps address bilingual teacher shortage in suburbs, stateAug 26, 2019 1:00 am - A state-sponsored teacher exchange program has brought 138 bilingual educators from Spain to work in Illinois classrooms this school year. That includes 63 new and 75 r...