Articles filed under Education
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District 64 board ditches vote on full-day kindergarten planJul 16, 2021 5:30 am - After a lengthy debate Thursday night, the Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 board opted not to vote on a plan to offer full-day kindergarten classes at all five of th...
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Wheaton District 200 parents demand face masks be mandatory in schoolsJul 16, 2021 1:00 am - Some Wheaton Community Unit School District 200 parents are outraged the district has decided to make masks optional for the upcoming school year. Parents say they are e...
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Parents share anger, support for mask guidance in District 211Jul 16, 2021 1:00 am - At Thursday night's board meeting, Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 chose to recommend, not require, masks for unvaccinated students when school starts next ...
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McHenry Elementary School District 15 makes masks optional for students, staffJul 16, 2021 1:00 am - Wearing masks will be optional for students and staff at McHenry Elementary School District 15 to start the school year, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status. The a...
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Mask debate in Park Ridge-Niles District 64Jul 16, 2021 1:00 am - About a dozen parents of Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 students on Thursday implored the school board to let them choose whether kids should wear masks on campus d...
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Pritzker has 'no plans' for added COVID-19 mitigationsJul 16, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The wide availability of COVID-19 vaccines has changed the state's approach for mitigating the virus' spread statewide and in schools. For school districts...
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No more snow days? Naperville District 203 proposing e-learning to replace emergency daysJul 16, 2021 1:00 am - Traditional snow days could be a thing of the past in Naperville Unit District 203. Amid the expansion of remote learning capabilities, district officials have developed...
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Submissions due Aug. 13 for women's art exhibit at OaktonJul 15, 2021 11:00 pm - Professional artists who self-identify as women are invited to submit entries in all media to Oakton Community College for the virtual exhibition "Bad@ssery: Women Creat...
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District 211 recommends rather than requires masks for unvaccinated studentsJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - During a contentious board meeting in which jeering parents were admonished several times, the board of trustees of Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 on Thurs...
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Kids are going back to school. Here's how business can support themJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - School districts are planning for a full-time return to the classroom in fall 2021. It's an important step forward in our post-pandemic world, one that will benefit our ...