Articles filed under Education
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'We want to give hope to kids': How schools are creating special moments for graduating seniorsMay 04, 2020 5:30 am - Yard signs. Banners in the town center. Car parades. Lots of virtual recognitions. These are some of the ways suburban high school educators are making the final school ...
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Harper's COVID-19 relief fund allowing students to keep focus on studiesMay 04, 2020 1:00 am - Since her father recently lost his job, Esmeralda Zamora has been using her earnings as a retail cashier help pay her family's rent, utilities and groceries. "We're kind...
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Diamond Lake school leaders show teachers signs of appreciationMay 04, 2020 1:00 am - The philosophy for Bhavna Sharma-Lewis, superintendent of Diamond Lake Elementary School District 76, for the first day of Teacher Appreciation Week was simple: divide a...
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District 300 issues virtual prom challengeMay 04, 2020 1:00 am - This story has been updated to reflect the E-Prom Challenge submission deadline is 6 p.m. Sunday, May 10. Get "glammed up" and bust a move. That's what Community Un...
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Constable: 50 years after Kent State shootings, 4 dead, a nation changedMay 01, 2020 1:00 am - As one of thousands of Kent State University students protesting the Vietnam War and President Richard Nixon's decision to expand the bloody campaign into Cambodia 50 ye...
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College of Lake County board fills 2 vacanciesApr 30, 2020 5:40 am - The College of Lake County board has appointed Vaseem Iftekhar, a former executive at Abbott Laboratories, and Torrie Mark Newsome, a former Lake County assistant state'...
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District 220 school's AV upgrade could cost much less than expectedApr 29, 2020 5:04 am - Barrington Area Unit District 220 officials say a new audiovisual system could be installed at Roslyn Road Elementary School at a lower cost than originally proposed. Bo...
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How educators are preparing for fall if schools don't reopenApr 28, 2020 5:30 am - Uncertain over whether students will return to classrooms this fall or continue virtual learning from home, some suburban school leaders say they are working on continge...
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Many high school spring sports coaches still coaching, and getting paid for itApr 28, 2020 1:00 am - Just as high school classes are continuing via e-learning, so too are spring sports - well, kind of. There are no spring state sports tournament series - the Illinois Hi...
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Chicago and its museums partner for virtual toursApr 28, 2020 1:00 am - Chicago cultural institutions may be shuttered in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that doesn't mean they're unavailable. Beginning this week, the Shedd Aquarium,...