Articles filed under Education
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Oakton Black History Month focus is mental healthFeb 02, 2022 10:00 pm - Community members are welcome to join Oakton Community College throughout February for events and activities celebrating Black History Month. These special events inclu...
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'It's not just teachers in front of kids': How suburban schools have dealt with the omicron surgeFeb 02, 2022 4:00 am - By the fall of 2021, parents and teachers had the COVID-19 playbook down — masking, social distancing, vaccinations. Then came omicron. The super-infectious COVID-19 var...
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College of DuPage names new director of business servicesFeb 02, 2022 12:00 am - The College of DuPage has a new director of business services. Maggie Ogrodny will oversee campus services, conference and event services, procurement services and contr...
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'A model for all of us': St. Viator community mourns science instructor, priest MiltonFeb 02, 2022 12:00 am - The Rev. John Milton is being remembered for his work establishing the science department at St. Viator High School, as well as having the foresight to bring computers t...
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Last member of Judson's founding faculty dies at 90Feb 02, 2022 12:00 am - The last founding faculty member of Judson University in Elgin has died. Robert D. Erickson died Monday in Elgin at age 90, according to a university news release. He ta...
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Teaching Black history: How educators in Illinois say it needs to evolve beyond the key figuresFeb 01, 2022 4:00 am - As Black History Month begins today, some suburban educators say it's time for Black history education to evolve beyond focusing on slavery, the Civil War and notable Af...
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Woodland school district, CLC team up to offer free adult education English, computer classes for parentsFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - Dozens of Woodland Elementary District 50 parents of English language learners met Monday night at Woodland Intermediate to learn more about a free adult education progr...
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Bills to address teacher shortages advanceFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two bills aimed at relieving the state's teacher shortage, at least in the short term, advanced out of a Senate committee Tuesday. The Senate Education Com...
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Wood Dale Jr. High STEM team wins Future City regional competition for 2nd yearFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - By creating an ingenious city on the Nile, the Wood Dale Junior High School's STEM team has won the Future City Chicago regionals competition - for the second year. STEM...
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District 300 Foundation awards grant promoting reading funJan 31, 2022 10:00 pm - Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 recently introduced elementary students to Inchy the Bookworm Vending Machine. Lincoln Prairie Elementary School educators St...