Articles filed under Education
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Panel approves 'culturally responsive' teaching standardsFeb 17, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A legislative panel on Wednesday allowed the Illinois State Board of Education to move forward with new rules that call on colleges and universities in the...
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How Elmhurst District 205 secured vaccine access for its workforceFeb 16, 2021 4:30 am - While school systems of similar size are struggling to secure coronavirus vaccines for their teachers, Elmhurst Unit District 205 has been able to inoculate its workforc...
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Preschoolers, special ed students return to classrooms in ChicagoFeb 11, 2021 12:00 am - After months of arguing about hand sanitizers, positivity rates, air purifiers and the like, a sense of normalcy returned to the city's public schools Thursday - at leas...
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Palatine District 15 ends talks of new school in shopping centerFeb 11, 2021 12:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 board members voted unanimously Wednesday to terminate a purchase agreement for part of a Palatine shopping center, ending long-...
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Waubonsee's Black History Month to explore history, poetry, music and moreFeb 10, 2021 10:00 pm - Submitted by Waubonsee Community College Waubonsee Community College will host the following events in February to celebrate Black History Month. All events will be virt...
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Union approves deal with Chicago schools to return to classFeb 10, 2021 12:00 am - The Chicago Teachers Union has approved a deal with the nation's third-largest school district to get students back to class during the coronavirus pandemic, union offic...
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New Glenbard South principal appointedFeb 09, 2021 12:00 am - A new principal will lead Glenbard South High School in Glen Ellyn beginning July 1. South Assistant Principal Jessica Santee will replace Sandra Coughlin, who is retir...
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GOP lawmakers: Culturally responsive standards for teachers would put politics in classroomsFeb 09, 2021 12:00 am - Suburban lawmakers are split in opinion over a rule change proposed by the Illinois State Board of Education called "culturally responsive teaching and leading standards...
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Chicago teachers expected to vote by midnightFeb 09, 2021 12:00 am - As the Chicago Teachers Union prepared to announce the results of a vote by its 25,000 members on whether to approve Chicago Public Schools' latest reopening terms, the ...
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Feder: Medill at 100 marks 'monumental milestone'Feb 09, 2021 12:00 am - Happy 100th birthday to my alma mater, the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in Evanston. Founded with backing from the Chicago Tribune and publish...