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Two Oakton women employees earn national "40 under 40" award
Oct 17, 2020 4:53 PM - As children of immigrants, Kelly Iwanaga Becker and Sameksha "Simi" Khurana overcame many personal challenges to become the first in their families to graduate college in America. The duo recently was honored with the American Association for Women in Community Colleges' 40 Under 40 Award.
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Palatine District 15 completes student re-entry, continues to monitor COVID-19 cases
Oct 15, 2020 7:56 PM - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 completed its rolling re-entry of students Tuesday, and so far there have been no confirmed cases of person-to-person transmission of COVID-19 within the district, school officials said. -
District 59 begins search for Fessler's successor
Oct 15, 2020 3:30 PM - Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 has launched a survey, plans to conduct focus groups and will hold open forums next week as officials begin their formal search for a new superintendent to replace Art Fessler at the end of the school year. -
Elgin police defend use of school resource officers in U-46
Oct 15, 2020 5:30 AM - Elgin police officers spent Wednesday night explaining and defending the presence of resource officers in local U-46 schools. -
Buffalo Grove teacher up for Grammy Award two years in a row
Oct 15, 2020 6:23 AM - Months after she was one of 10 nationwide finalists for the 2020 Grammy Music Educator Award Award, Buffalo Grove High School teacher Elizabeth Bennett is now a semifinalist for the 2021 edition of the prize. -
Not all on board with Dist. 303's hybrid model for high schoolers
Oct 14, 2020 6:29 PM - Even as St. Charles Unit District 303 plans for high-school students to return to a limited hybrid learning model starting next week, community members expressed the desire for expanded in-person learning before and during Tuesday's school board meeting. -
Dist. 300 fourth- and fifth-graders will switch to hybrid learning earlier than planned
Oct 14, 2020 5:24 PM - District 300 fourth- and fifth- graders originally were set to remain in remote learning for the remainder of 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but now they'll be switching to a hybrid learning model this November instead.
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McHenry High School social science teachers adopt new statement to keep class discussions civil
Oct 14, 2020 10:23 AM - As current events across the country spark heated debates, McHenry High School social science teachers are hoping a new Civil Discourse Statement keeps their classroom discussions cool. -
McHenry East High School principal finds new outlet through podcasts
Oct 14, 2020 10:21 AM - McHenry High School started the 2020-21 school year digitally so the hallways at both East Campus and West Campus are pretty quiet these days. Like many educators, East Campus Principal Jeff Prickett is trying to adjust. -
District 158 board to discuss plan for middle, high schools Thursday
Oct 14, 2020 5:30 AM - The Huntley Community School District 158 school board on Thursday will discuss a hybrid plan to allow a portion of the district's 5,167 sixth- through 12th-graders back into schools starting Nov. 2.
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