Articles filed under Education
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Keeping kids safe: Police offer tips, as school year beginsAug 15, 2023 1:00 am - Attention drivers: put the phone down and keep an eye out for children. As young students begin another school year, police and safety agencies are reminding everyone ha...
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Big Ten scraps plan to move video center to new Rosemont village hallAug 15, 2023 1:00 am - Despite the addition of more schools, the Big Ten Conference is backing away from plans to move its video command center and a student startup entrepreneurial space to t...
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Fired Dist. 211 teacher's defamation suit against board member dismissedAug 14, 2023 1:00 am - A defamation lawsuit filed by a fired Palatine High School teacher against a board of education member has been dismissed, but the former educator's wrongful-termination...
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Marching into the new school year: Classes are returning in some suburban districts this weekAug 14, 2023 1:00 am - The 2023-24 school year in the suburbs kicked off Monday morning with the return of students to the five schools of Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211, as well...
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Coffee Break: Kim Michelson, co-founder and CEO of Honest GameAug 13, 2023 1:00 am - Kim Michelson Co-Founder/CEO Honest Game (800) 917-9040 www.honestgame.com Industry: Ed Tech Annual revenue: $1,000,000 Number of employees: 12 Q: Describe your ...
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School board gives Dist. 303 superintendent a raise, more time offAug 13, 2023 1:00 am - St. Charles Unit District 303 Superintendent Paul Gordon will receive a pay raise and more paid time off under a contract amendment approved by the school board. The ame...
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Building changes, extra staffing: How suburban schools are spending final COVID grant fundsAug 12, 2023 1:00 am - Like many suburban school districts, Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 officials used a hefty chunk of the final round of federal COVID-relief grant funds to upg...
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In Mexico, accusations of 'communism,' 'fascism' mark debate of school textbooks (which have errors)Aug 12, 2023 1:00 am - MEXICO CITY - There are few places where the debate over school textbooks has gone so ballistic in such a short time as in Mexico, where opponents are hurling cries of "...
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Meet new Batavia Unit District 101 superintendent Tom KimAug 11, 2023 6:00 am - Superintendent Tom Kim says he is driven to serve students and ready to be a champion for those in Batavia Unit District 101. Kim was born in Chicago and raised in Skoki...
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Saint Viator kicks off school year with newly renovated classrooms, building upgradesAug 11, 2023 6:00 am - Saint Viator kicks off school year with newly renovated classrooms, building upgrades