Articles filed under Education
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Discover Symphony offers student scholarshipFeb 02, 2021 12:00 am - The Discover Symphony, the reconstituted Park Ridge Civic Orchestra, is offering a $1,000 scholarship to area high school senior instrumentalists. Candidates must be com...
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Archdiocese of Chicago students stay on track with learning, even during pandemicFeb 02, 2021 12:00 am - Students at Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic schools have defied the national trend reflecting pandemic-related stagnation and decline in academics, according to new data...
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Lutheran schools open every day for in-person learningFeb 01, 2021 10:00 pm - The 22 schools in the Chicagoland Lutheran Educational Foundation network have been open for safe, in-person learning every day this school year. Today is no different. ...
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Removing mobile classrooms top priority as Dist. 220 launches multiyear projectFeb 01, 2021 4:30 am - A multiyear upgrade of 12 Barrington Area Unit District 220 buildings is expected to start this summer with construction that will allow three schools to stop using mobi...
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Stevenson senior's research aims to help find cure for COVID-19Feb 01, 2021 4:30 am - Since the coronavirus pandemic hit, researchers have been scrambling to combat the deadly virus that has claimed more than 2 million lives and infected more than 100 mil...
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Republicans hope to block 'culturally responsive' teacher standardsFeb 01, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republican Illinois state lawmakers are pushing back on proposed new standards for teachers and administrators that are scheduled for a hearing before a le...
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Chicago schools, teachers make progress after Lightfoot's Friday ultimatumJan 30, 2021 12:00 am - Leaders from Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union reached several tentative agreements Saturday in ongoing negotiations to reopen schools, making progre...
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Dist. 116 board to vote Monday on new deal with teachers unionJan 29, 2021 12:00 am - The Round Lake Unit District 116 teachers union approved a tentative four-year contract Thursday. It calls for raises averaging 3.75% for the first year of the contract,...
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Algonquin-based Community District 300 starts rolling out vaccines to select staffJan 29, 2021 12:00 am - Algonquin-based Community Community Unit District 300 received COVID-19 vaccinations from the Greater Elgin Family Care Center, which it started distributing Thursday, S...
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McHenry County announces partnership to prioritize vaccines for teachersJan 29, 2021 12:00 am - McHenry County teachers will soon have access to the COVID-19 vaccine through two clinics at Huntley High School and Woodstock North High School in a partnership involvi...