Articles filed under Education
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District 50 announces new superintendentJan 27, 2022 12:00 am - Robert Machak will be the new superintendent in Gurnee-based Woodland Elementary School District 50. The school board on Thursday night voted to hire Machak, currently ...
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River Trails students win $1,500 grant for re-creating Bears' fitness routineJan 26, 2022 10:00 pm - River Trails Middle School in Mount Prospect has won a $1,500 Get Moving Grant to buy physical activity equipment, thanks to a video in which students re-created the Chi...
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Prince Industries, Carol Stream chamber partner for scholarshipJan 26, 2022 12:00 am - Prince Industries is partnering with the Carol Stream Chamber of Commerce Foundation to offer a scholarship to a Carol Stream resident planning to study manufacturing or...
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CLC board votes to extend president's contract to 2025Jan 26, 2022 12:00 am - The College of Lake County Board this week voted to extend President Lori Suddick's contract for three more years, through June 30, 2025. Suddick has served as the Grays...
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Author Lythcott-Haims returns to Glenbard Parent Series on Feb. 8Jan 25, 2022 10:00 pm - On Tuesday, Feb. 8, the Glenbard Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will present "Real American: A Memoir" with Julie Lythcott-Haims at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Go to ww...
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Aurora STEAM Academy expands, launches new courses next weekJan 25, 2022 10:00 pm - What began as a pilot summer camp for 50 students in 2020 has grown into a year-round academy that served more than 600 students last year and will expand to serve an ad...
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Waubonsee professor shares how he got into learning, teaching in automotive programJan 25, 2022 12:00 am - How do I reset my journey? What if I haven't figured out what my journey is yet? Where will this journey take me? These are all questions that our students ask themselv...
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Court weighing whether to block school COVID mitigations statewideJan 24, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A Sangamon County judge is considering a motion to block Illinois schools from requiring people to wear masks in classes and excluding students and staff m...
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Pritzker compromise would give teachers extra sick leave for COVID-19 - if they are vaccinatedJan 24, 2022 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker vetoed a bill Monday that would have required COVID-19 related paid leave for teachers and staff at public schools and universities in favor of a new ...
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Why teaching about critical race theory has become a lightning rod in suburban schoolsJan 22, 2022 12:00 am - Suburban teachers are figuring out ways to talk about race and racism and their roles in history to challenge timeworn methods for teaching about the past. Whether such...