Articles filed under Education
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‘I am exactly where I am meant to be’: Maine South High alum returns to teachSep 15, 2025 4:00 am - A 2021 Maine South High School graduate, Mikaela Burke returned to her alma mater as a special education teacher.
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New state program widens higher education access to Illinois studentsSep 13, 2025 2:13 pm - A new statewide program aims to make higher education at public universities more accessible to Illinois students.
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Union support ‘defining moment’ to resolving Round Lake District 116 budget issueAug 30, 2025 2:25 pm - A “critical partnership” finalized this past week between Round Lake Area Unit District 116 and and the union representing teachers and others will help resolve an $11 million budget error and preserve student programming.
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Principal leading tragedy-stricken Minneapolis school is alum of St. Edward in ElginAug 28, 2025 12:19 pm - The strong faith and character of the principal of tragedy-stricken Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis is well understood by those who knew him at his own alma mater, St. Edward Central Catholic High School in Elgin.
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How much additional revenue did your school district receive through state’s evidence-based funding formula?Aug 23, 2025 11:00 am - School districts statewide will receive a combined $8.9 billion from the state’s evidence-based funding program, an increase of nearly $300 million from last year’s allocation.
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‘United in purpose and powered by passion’: New District 211 superintendent emphasizes tasks aheadAug 23, 2025 11:00 am - New Superintendent Judith Campbell says she intends to repay the joy she’s experiencing in her fresh interactions with the Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 community by ensuring students are fully prepared for the pathways they’ll choose.
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Registration now open for Hanover Township fall tutoring programAug 21, 2025 4:50 pm - Beginning Sept. 16 and running for 10 weeks, the Hanover Township’s fall tutoring program will meet Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the town hall, 250 S. Route 59 in Bartlett.
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Anti-bullying scholarship program at Fremd marks 10 years, seeks new fundingAug 21, 2025 4:32 pm - As the Fremd High School Class of ‘75 gathers for a 50-year reunion this weekend, Pamela Olander of Palatine is hoping for renewed interest in the John Trout Anti-Bullying Scholarship launched at the 40th.
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District 211 residents hotly debate transgender player on Conant H.S. girls volleyball teamAug 20, 2025 9:21 pm - Several community members, and even a couple politicians, spoke during a raucous Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board meeting Wednesday about the alleged acceptance of a transgender student on the Conant High School girls volleyball team.
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Why the state education board wants to change benchmarks for state testsAug 12, 2025 4:57 pm - How Illinois measures whether students are achieving grade-level proficiency in English, mathematics and science and ready for college is about to change — again.