Articles filed under Education
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'Our entire world was shattered': Parents say ex-teacher 'brainwashed' daughter to convert to ChristianityJun 28, 2021 5:30 am - Carpentersville parents Yosuf Chaudhry and Amena Alvi got the shock of their lives when they learned their 15-year-old daughter had renounced her Islamic faith and secre...
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Student loan payments to restart; here's how to get helpJun 27, 2021 6:00 am - For 42.9 million student loan borrowers, it's been 18 months without a payment. That ends in October - ready or not. The interest-free federal student loan payment pause...
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Park Ridge school gets new assistant principalJun 25, 2021 1:00 am - A new assistant principal has been hired at Franklin Elementary School in Park Ridge. The Park Ridge-Niles Elementary District 64 school board has tapped Margaret Burke ...
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Chicago Public Schools employees ask U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge to union duesJun 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two Chicago Public Schools employees are challenging the validity of their signed contracts to pay union dues as unconstitutional under a 2018 decision tha...
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EXPLAINER: So much buzz, but what is critical race theory?Jun 24, 2021 1:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. - Former President Donald Trump has railed against it. Republicans in the U.S. Senate introduced a resolution condemning any requirement for teachers to be...
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Education Exploration event connects area families to education optionsJun 23, 2021 11:00 pm - The COVID-19 pandemic caused many families around the world to re-evaluate their child's education. Many were forced to homeschool as schools shut down; others continued...
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Students' physical, emotional health and wellness drives Metea Valley PE teacherJun 23, 2021 6:00 am - Meredith Jordan lives by the mantra "Practice what you preach." The physical education teacher wholeheartedly believes in the importance of maintaining a healthy lifesty...
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Former teacher appointed to District 62 boardJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - A former teacher has been appointed to fill an open seat on the Des Plaines Elementary School District 62 board, officials announced. Elizabeth "Liz" Massa got the nod a...
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Harper College hosting free summer concert seriesJun 22, 2021 11:00 pm - Harper College hosting free summer concert series
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Some parents raise concerns about continuing mask mandate in schoolsJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - A growing number people no longer need to wear a mask when venturing out in Illinois. But as students return to school this fall, many may still be required to wear mask...