Articles filed under Education
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Top teacher: Hampshire High School history teacher dives right into school communityFeb 07, 2023 5:00 am - When Sarah Thomas started teaching, her father, a former Elgin area school administrator, offered some advice. "When you have the opportunity to do something for a schoo...
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Arlington Heights approves first two expansions for full-day kindergarten in District 25Feb 07, 2023 4:00 am - The first set of Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 school building additions to allow for a new full-day kindergarten program earned approval from the village boa...
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'Hello, Kate? It's Jill Biden': First lady invites Arlington Heights teen to State of the UnionFeb 07, 2023 12:00 am - By Marni Pyke And Alicia Fabbre mpyke@dailyherald.com afabbre@dailyherald.com A Rolling Meadows High School sophomore got a call from Washington recently. "Hello, Kate? ...
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New principal announced for Glenbard West High SchoolFeb 07, 2023 12:00 am - A new principal will take the helm of Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn this summer. West Assistant Principal Ben Peterselli will replace Peter Monaghan, who is re...
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20 groups in 10 years: 'Go Green Illinois' expands environmental work in the suburbsFeb 06, 2023 4:00 am - While volunteering at her daughter's school in Lincolnshire in 2019, Seema Keshav noticed the uneaten food that was getting sent to the landfill each day. Having grown ...
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Dundee Township garden club offers scholarshipFeb 06, 2023 12:00 am - The Backyard Garden Club of Dundee Township is offering up to a $2,000 scholarship for the 2023-24 school year. Students applying for the scholarship should be pursuing...
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What suburban school districts are paying to attract substitute teachersFeb 04, 2023 12:00 am - Even before the first semester was up, the Round Lake Area Unit District 116 school board was on its way to increasing the base pay for substitute teachers for the secon...
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Dashing around Antioch becomes a math challenge at Grass Lake SchoolFeb 02, 2023 10:00 pm - Real-world problems took on a whole new meaning in Ashley Tompkins' sixth-grade math class. Students were engaged in a Project Based Learning activity that involved coo...
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Larsen Middle School principal named 2023 Principal of the YearFeb 02, 2023 10:00 pm - Marc Spacone, principal of Larsen Middle School in Elgin, has been named the Illinois Principal Association's 2022-2023 Middle School Principal of the Year for the Kishw...
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Pritzker seeks more info on AP African American studies courseFeb 02, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker this week asked the College Board for more information about its reasoning for changing the final framework of a new Advanced Placement ...