Articles filed under Education
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Vaccine sites opening for 20,000 Lake County educators, school staffersFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - A directed effort to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to 20,000 Lake County educators and school staff members is underway. The first of two vaccine sites, which are not op...
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District 220's Brian Harris named Lake County Superintendent of the YearFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - Brian Harris, superintendent of Barrington Area Unit District 220, was named Lake County's Superintendent of the Year for 2021. The honor was bestowed by the Lake County...
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Teachers union sends counter-offer after Lightfoot says she's out of patienceFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday said she had run out of patience with the Chicago Teachers Union, setting up a make-or-break day in negotiations with Chicago Public Sch...
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Constable: Facebook group grows into inclusive kids charityFeb 02, 2021 4:30 am - When your child needs therapy to speak, eat, sit up, walk, make eye contact and reach other milestones, the outside world can be a scary place. "I never really understoo...
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Discover Symphony offers student scholarshipFeb 02, 2021 12:00 am - The Discover Symphony, the reconstituted Park Ridge Civic Orchestra, is offering a $1,000 scholarship to area high school senior instrumentalists. Candidates must be com...
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Archdiocese of Chicago students stay on track with learning, even during pandemicFeb 02, 2021 12:00 am - Students at Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic schools have defied the national trend reflecting pandemic-related stagnation and decline in academics, according to new data...
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Lutheran schools open every day for in-person learningFeb 01, 2021 10:00 pm - The 22 schools in the Chicagoland Lutheran Educational Foundation network have been open for safe, in-person learning every day this school year. Today is no different. ...
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Removing mobile classrooms top priority as Dist. 220 launches multiyear projectFeb 01, 2021 4:30 am - A multiyear upgrade of 12 Barrington Area Unit District 220 buildings is expected to start this summer with construction that will allow three schools to stop using mobi...
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Stevenson senior's research aims to help find cure for COVID-19Feb 01, 2021 4:30 am - Since the coronavirus pandemic hit, researchers have been scrambling to combat the deadly virus that has claimed more than 2 million lives and infected more than 100 mil...
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Republicans hope to block 'culturally responsive' teacher standardsFeb 01, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republican Illinois state lawmakers are pushing back on proposed new standards for teachers and administrators that are scheduled for a hearing before a le...