Articles filed under Education
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ECC offers extended hours to help students enroll for fallAug 04, 2022 11:00 pm - Extended Saturday hours are available at Elgin Community College to help students enroll for fall 2022 semester classes. There is still time to register. Classes begin t...
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Another Dist. 204 board member signs up as a substitute teacherAug 03, 2022 1:00 am - Another Indian Prairie Unit District 204 school board member is joining the ranks of substitute teachers in the district. Five months after board President Laurie Donahu...
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Inflation weighs on back-to-school buying for many familiesAug 03, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK — To understand the impact of surging inflation on this year's back-to-school spending, look no further than children's rain boots with motifs like frogs and la...
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Dist. 203 board approves new contract for superintendentAug 02, 2022 1:00 am - The Naperville Unit District 203 board approved a new contract for Superintendent Dan Bridges that will run through the 2026-27 school year. The five-year contract will ...
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Cities face crisis as fewer kids enroll and schools shrinkAug 01, 2022 1:00 am - On a recent morning inside Chalmers School of Excellence on Chicago's West Side, five preschool and kindergarten students finished up drawings. Four staffers, including ...
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Woodland school district, teachers union agree to five-year contractAug 01, 2022 1:00 am - After two years of pandemic-related delays, the Woodland Elementary School District 50 school board and the union representing district's 729 teachers and support staffe...
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Bus driver shortage leading to increased wages but also worry for districts, bus companiesJul 31, 2022 6:00 am - As unlikely as it may seem, summer break is almost over, and in a matter of weeks children will once again line up on street corners all over the suburbs to board big ye...
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Elgin moving toward keeping police in local schoolsJul 28, 2022 1:00 am - Tensions around having Elgin police officers in local schools appear to have decreased, at least among city council members. The council, in a preliminary move, voted 8-...
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Elmhurst University sets fundraising recordJul 28, 2022 1:00 am - Elmhurst University received more than $10 million in donations during the school's 150th anniversary year, setting a new fundraising record. The school celebrated the s...
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Midwestern University announces new administrative appointments, promotionsJul 27, 2022 11:00 pm - Kathleen H. Goeppinger, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Midwestern University, recently announced changes to the university's leadership team, which incl...