Articles filed under Education
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Legislative panel suspends COVID-19 rules for schoolsFeb 15, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A legislative panel on Tuesday voted to suspend the latest version of COVID-19 mitigations for public schools, which include requiring face masks, saying i...
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District 59 meeting heats up as audience demands masks be optionalFeb 15, 2022 12:00 am - A mask mandate for students remains in place at Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59, after a heated discussion Monday night in which angry audience members shouted...
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Districts 203, 204 ending mask mandatesFeb 14, 2022 12:00 am - After a week of tense board meetings and protests, Naperville Unit District 203 and Indian Prairie Unit District 204 both announced an end to their respective mask manda...
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Fearing disruptions from mask protests, Fremont District 79 switches to remote learningFeb 14, 2022 12:00 am - Fremont Elementary School District 79 near Mundelein went to full remote learning Monday due to reports of planned demonstrations and protests over its mask requirement....
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New scholarship opportunity for Naperville-area studentsFeb 14, 2022 12:00 am - Due to the generosity of a Naperville-area member of the American Association of University Women, the organization this year will offer a $5,000 scholarship for a 2021-...
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McHenry High School art and psychology collaboration produces colorful resultsFeb 13, 2022 10:00 pm - McHenry High School AP Psychology students had the opportunity to channel their inner artists by creating art to represent their personality traits during a recent colla...
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Author AJ Mendez to be featured at Benedictine University's Journeys in Leadership Feb. 16Feb 13, 2022 10:00 pm - AJ Mendez, mental health advocate, keynote speaker, former professional wrestling champion with the WWE, and New York Times bestselling author, will be the next featured...
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Maine South parents, students protest continued maskingFeb 12, 2022 12:00 am - Parents and students who oppose Maine Township High School District 207's decision to keep masks in place while a temporary restraining order against the governor's mand...
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How educators are trying to keep bullying at bay in mask-optional school districtsFeb 12, 2022 12:00 am - Attend any of the suburban school board meetings in the wake of last weekend's downstate court ruling on masking in schools, and parents on either side of the debate lik...
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How downstate judge's mask ruling sowed confusion in schools across suburbs, stateFeb 12, 2022 12:00 am - When Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Raylene Grischow issued a temporary restraining order against a statewide masking requirement inside schools Feb. 4, it left hun...