Articles filed under Education
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Dozens of Naperville Central students stage maskless protest against district mandateFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - Dozens of Naperville Central High School students staged a maskless "walk-in" Wednesday morning to protest the mask mandate in Naperville Unit District 203. Blocked by s...
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District 15 calls off board meeting, citing crowd concernsFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 leaders called off tonight's scheduled board of education meeting, saying they could not accommodate the crowds expected to show...
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Top teacher: Geneva High teacher gives students real world experience in virtual economy classesFeb 08, 2022 5:00 am - Students in one of business teacher Jamie Dunlap's classes at Geneva High School have an important task during the daily noon hour - leasing beachfront property availabl...
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District 64 to stick with mask mandate despite opposition on board and from publicFeb 08, 2022 12:00 am - After hours of comments from audience members and board debate, the Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 board on Monday night rejected a move to make protective masks op...
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Teachers unions urge schools to maintain agreed-upon mask requirementsFeb 08, 2022 12:00 am - After a chaotic return to school Monday in the wake of a downstate judge's ruling late last week that seemingly overturned the state's classroom masking requirement, the...
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Libertyville District 70 goes mask-optional, but other Lake County districts keep mandateFeb 08, 2022 12:00 am - As of Tuesday morning, masks were optional for students, staff members and visitors at Libertyville Elementary District 70 schools and offices. But most Lake County scho...
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No bullying vs. 'ugliness in the hallways': What suburban kids are seeing after mask rulingFeb 08, 2022 12:00 am - Pigtailed 7-year-old Jaelyn Lozano was still wearing her space-themed mask Monday as she joined a stream of kids running out of Lions Park Elementary in Mount Prospect a...
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ECC Writers Center Spring Reading Series kicks off Feb. 10 with author Hugh RyanFeb 07, 2022 10:00 pm - The Writers Center at Elgin Community College will host three authors for the Spring 2022 Reading Series. Due to ongoing social distancing practices, the events will tak...
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Black colleges alarmed by bomb threats, but undeterredFeb 07, 2022 12:00 am - From her office in Birmingham, Alabama, DeJuana Thompson looks across the street and sees a daily reminder of terror. Her window overlooks the 16th Street Baptist Church...
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Here we go again: Judge's order sparks conflict, renews debates over masks in schoolsFeb 07, 2022 12:00 am - Despite a downstate judge's order lifting a statewide mask mandate, many suburban schools insisted students and employees wear face coverings Monday to prevent transmiss...