Articles filed under Education
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Montessori school's new location wins approval from Mount Prospect trusteesJan 08, 2020 12:00 am - A Montessori school that has operated in Mount Prospect since 1976 will stay in the village, moving to a new location in the Kensington Business Center. The village boar...
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House bill would add risks of sexting to sex education curriculumJan 08, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Sex education in Illinois middle and high schools would be required to include a discussion on sexting if a bill introduced in the state House becomes law....
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EYSO ninth annual Faculty Recital energizes students, parents and staffJan 07, 2020 10:00 pm - Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra kicked off the second semester of its 2019-20 season Jan. 5 with its ninth annual EYSO Faculty Recital. While originally intended as a way...
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State panel tackles use of isolation rooms at schoolsJan 07, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Legislators and advocates began discussions Tuesday of what action the state can take to counteract the overuse of physical restraint and forced isolation ...
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Buffalo Grove music teacher named finalist for Grammy AwardJan 06, 2020 12:00 am - Buffalo Grove High School teacher Elizabeth Bennett is one of 10 nationwide finalists for a Grammy Music Educator Award, Recording Academy officials announced Monday. Be...
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Back 2 School Illinois offers scholarshipsJan 05, 2020 10:00 pm - Back 2 School Illinois (B2SI) is pleased to announce the launch of its 2020 College Scholarship program. B2SI, a nonprofit organization that creates and supports educat...
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Lake Villa District 41 streamlines its loan pitch to votersJan 03, 2020 4:20 am - Voters in Lake Villa Elementary District 41 again will be asked for authorization to fund school projects, but the new pitch has been revised and greatly reduced. Instea...
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CLC to offer free tuition for nearly 200 students seeking career certificatesJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - Thanks to a special $1.5 million state grant, the College of Lake County is able to offer nearly 200 Lake County residents seeking career certificates in certain fields ...
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How community colleges are supporting low-income black, Latino studentsJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - Growing up in the Northwest suburbs, Daliyah Sanders often felt isolated from her peers as the only black student in her class practically from kindergarten through high...
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Rising tuition putting college out of reach for low-income, minority studentsJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - Rising tuition and reduced state funding have put college out of reach for low-income students, experts say. The impact is being felt most acutely by black students, wh...