Articles filed under Education
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Harvard president remains leader of Ivy League school following backlash on antisemitism testimonyDec 12, 2023 2:36 pm - CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Harvard President Claudine Gay will remain leader of the prestigious Ivy League school following her comments last week at a congressional hearing on ...
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Top Teacher: Maine East High's Phil Ash encourages creativity in his radio and TV production classesDec 12, 2023 5:00 am - Students who take teacher Phil Ash's television and radio production classes at Maine East High School in Park Ridge have the benefit of learning from someone with solid...
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Backlash to House testimony shines spotlight on new generation of Ivy League presidentsDec 12, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The university presidents called before a congressional hearing on antisemitism last week had more in common than strife on their campuses: The leaders of t...
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ECC massage therapy student Therese Wilson teaches that it's never too lateDec 10, 2023 10:00 pm - "I knew I had a calling, but didn't know this was it until I came and took this chance," said Therese Wilson of South Elgin, massage therapy student at Elgin Community C...
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McHenry High School physical education department scores second Blue Ribbon AwardDec 07, 2023 10:00 pm - The McHenry High School District 156 physical education department scored a repeat Blue Ribbon Award for excellence from the Illinois Association for Health, Physical Ed...
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Lisle's St. Joan of Arc Catholic School receives third National Blue Ribbon AwardDec 03, 2023 10:00 pm - St. Joan of Arc Catholic School in Lisle recently earned the 2023 U.S. Department of Education National Blue Ribbon School recognition for academic excellence. U.S. Secr...
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'Why not us?': MLK dinner focuses on Illinois' potential as leader in higher edDec 03, 2023 12:00 am - Illinois' potential to lead the nation as a model of opportunity for higher education and enlightenment was the key theme of the weekend's 54th annual Dr. Martin Luther ...
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Diplomas for sale: $465, no classes required. Inside one of Louisiana's unapproved schoolsNov 27, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, La. - Arliya Martin accepted her high school diploma with relief and gratitude. It was her ticket to better-paying work, she felt, after getting kicked out ...
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Suburbanites hold Guinness records for career longevity, Hacky Sack, playing catchNov 25, 2023 12:00 am - Everyday he arrives at Woodland Middle School, social studies teacher Paul Durietz makes history. That's because each day he adds on to his official Guinness World Recor...
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Wheaton's St. Francis High School accepts Blue Ribbon Award in Washington D.C.Nov 21, 2023 10:00 pm - On Friday, Nov. 17, St. Francis High School President Phil Kerr and Principal Raeann Huhn accepted the school's National Blue Ribbon School Award from the U.S. Departmen...