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Suburban schools make U.S. News’ ‘Best High Schools’ listAug 18, 2026 6:28 am - Several suburban high schools topped U.S. News & World Report’s 2026-2027 Best High Schools state rankings list, according to data released Tuesday.
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Families feel the pinch of higher children's shoe prices as kids head back to schoolAug 13, 2026 8:15 am - As summer fades and kids head back to school, the pressure to stand out or fit in with the right footwear is colliding with higher prices. The jump in price is straining family budgets that are already being squeezed by rising costs for food, gas and other essentials, so analysts and retailers say parents and kids are spending more time looking for deals or buying fewer pairs.
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District 211 apologizes for antisemitic remarks in back-to-school email chainAug 11, 2026 9:16 am - An antisemitic comment determined to have been sent by a former student was able to be shared on a widely distributed back-to-school email from Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 last week, officials said.
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School funding stretched thin as costs rise, corporate revenue source shrinksAug 08, 2026 9:42 am - The Illinois State Board of Education released details Friday of how it will distribute $9.3 billion in Evidence-Based Funding to public schools for the upcoming academic year. That’s a $350 million increase above last year’s funding. But it is not enough to keep pace with rising costs and declining revenue from certain corporate and business taxes.
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‘She already knows the heart of District 54’: Sagan named next superintendentAug 07, 2026 8:00 am - The Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 board of education made it official Thursday naming Associate Superintendent of Educational Services Jillian Sagan as successor to Superintendent Andy DuRoss next summer.
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Associate superintendent identified as finalist in District 54 superintendent searchAug 04, 2026 12:53 pm - Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 Superintendent Andy DuRoss may know who his successor is before the first day of his 14th and final school year in his current role.
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Education Department rescinds disparate impact rule, a key tool used to assess school discriminationJul 23, 2026 8:08 pm - The Education Department will no longer consider school policies that disproportionately harm one group of students as discriminatory unless the discrimination is intentional, rescinding a decades-long standard for civil rights enforcement.
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District 211 administrative team includes new hires, new positions for 2026-27 school yearJul 09, 2026 5:50 pm - A new deputy superintendent position leads the changes to the administrative team reporting directly to Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 Superintendent Judith Campbell as she begins her own second year guiding the state’s largest high school district.
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Church expansion plan approved in Des PlainesJul 07, 2026 12:34 pm - A Des Plaines church’s expansion plan was approved by the city council Monday night.
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Donate school supplies for Hanover Township backpack distributionJul 07, 2026 11:22 am - Hanover Township is gearing up for its annual backpack distribution and is once again asking the community for donations of new school supplies and backpacks for township youth returning to school in the fall.
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