Articles filed under Education
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Photo Gallery: Graduation ceremonies are in full swingMay 18, 2025 8:28 pm -
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The Class of 2025 is marching into the futureMay 18, 2025 7:43 pm - Caps and gowns. Pomp and circumstance. Proud parents, seniors speeches and delivered diplomas. The telltale signs of graduation season have arrived in the suburbs.
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Work begins on Salt Creek District 48 schools’ upgradesMay 13, 2025 1:01 pm - Salt Creek District 48 Superintendent Amy Zaher recently attended three groundbreakings at schools in Elmhurst, Oakbrook Terrace and Villa Park that are receiving $48 million in upgrades.
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‘Beyond the music room’: Vernon Hills High director of bands to retire after 26 yearsMay 12, 2025 12:23 pm - As the only director of bands at Vernon Hills High School since it opened in 1999, Randy Sundell has influenced generations of young musicians and snared numerous awards and honors for himself and the program.
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Illinois regains access to $77M in federal education funds after judge’s orderMay 07, 2025 4:46 pm - A federal judge in New York issued a preliminary order Tuesday blocking the Trump administration from cutting off states’ access to hundreds of millions of dollars in pandemic relief funds for public schools, including more than $77 million for Illinois.
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No tuition increase for 2026 at McHenry County CollegeMay 07, 2025 12:39 pm - McHenry County College recently announced that it will not increase tuition and fees for FY 2026.
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‘I didn’t see this coming’: Wheaton teacher surprised with Golden Apple AwardMay 05, 2025 4:15 pm - James Rowe, a science teacher at Clare Woods Academy in Wheaton, was presented a Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching on Monday.
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New principal coming to St. Charles’ Wredling Middle SchoolApr 30, 2025 2:52 pm - The St. Charles Unit District 303 board appointed Francesca Favero as the next principal of Wredling Middle School, beginning July 1.
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Opening doors: Deaf ASL instructor brings immersive learning experiences to HarperApr 30, 2025 2:27 pm - From helping to create Ecuador’s first sign language dictionary to teaching about Deaf culture, Harper College ASL instructor Marcos Aguilar works hard to make sure all voices are heard.
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Oakton College to hold preschool open house May 10Apr 30, 2025 11:21 am - Oakton College will hold a Preschool Open House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at Oakton’s Skokie campus.