Articles filed under Education
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GiGi’s Playhouse namesake to spread acceptance as character in popular children’s book seriesMar 23, 2025 9:00 pm - Hoffman Estates-based GiGi’s Playhouse has been spreading awareness and acceptance of people with Down syndrome for more than 20 years, but is about to embark on a new way of doing so with young readers through the popular Harry Moon book series.
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Controversial home-school legislation passes key House testMar 19, 2025 6:40 pm - After nearly three hours of debate before a packed hearing room, a House committee on Wednesday voted to advance a bill that would impose new requirements on homeschooling, fueling a heated discussion over parental rights and government oversight in Illinois.
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Bill banning cellphone use during class time clears Senate committeeMar 19, 2025 1:48 pm - Legislation that would prohibit public school students from using cell phones and other wireless communication devices during class time cleared a Senate committee Tuesday and could soon be considered by the full Senate.
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Elgin Christian schools Westminster and Harvest forming new institutionMar 18, 2025 10:05 pm - Two longtime Christian schools on neighborhood properties, Westminster Christian School and Harvest Christian Academy, announced a partnership to open a new independent K-12 school for the 2026 academic year.
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GiGi’s Playhouse founders to speak at United Nations for World Down Syndrome DayMar 18, 2025 12:08 pm - GiGi Gianni, the 22-year-old namesake and Chief Inspiration Officer of Hoffman Estates-based GiGi’s Playhouse, will address a global audience at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Thursday to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day.
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‘I’m not going to sit still for it’: Pritzker vows fight as Trump begins dismantling Department of EducationMar 13, 2025 2:37 pm - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and the president of the National Education Association were among those who voiced concerns about the potential closure of the U.S. Department of Education during the Illinois Education Association’a annual representative assembly Thursday in Rosemont.
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Shining achievement: Suburban Rotarians provide computer lab at Ugandan schoolMar 12, 2025 11:54 am - The Rotary Club of River Cities — which supports the communities of Des Plaines, Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights — recently led an international project that installed a computer lab at Candle Light High School in Kampala, Uganda, which serves more than 400 of the capital city’s most under-resourced young people.
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‘I get to love my students’: U-46 kindergarten teacher builds bonds with parents to help kids learnMar 12, 2025 6:00 am - Kristin Meredith always knew she was destined to work with kids, but she didn’t expect to find her place in a classroom surrounded by 5-year-olds. Now, 21 years later, she can’t imagine finding a more fulfilling profession.
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Pritzker wants Illinois to be latest state to ban cellphones in classroomMar 07, 2025 6:41 am - Are cellphones a useful tool or a distraction in the classroom? According to Gov. JB Pritzker, they’re a distraction, and he has proposed banning them during classroom instruction.
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Endorsement: Szczupaj, Taylor, Annerino, Wang for Palatine Township District 15 boardMar 07, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald endorsements: Lisa Beth Szczupaj, James J. Taylor, Frank Annerino and Anthony Wang for Palatine Township District 15 board.