Articles filed under Education
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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...
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Chicago schools reopening hits snag as union fight escalatesJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - Chicago ditched plans Tuesday for thousands of teachers to report to schools this week ahead of students after the teachers union said its members wouldn't comply and we...
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College of Lake County gets $11.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief fundsJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - The College of Lake County received about $11.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds which CLC administrators said will make a difference both for the school and its...
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Waubonsee nursing students adapt during the pandemicJan 26, 2021 5:00 am - Artist, author, and entrepreneur Vivian Greene wrote, "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass … It's about learning to dance in the rain …" Our nursing students...
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Educators use U.S. Capitol riot, political upheaval as teachable momentJan 26, 2021 5:00 am - A year of protests surrounding racial injustice, a worsening pandemic, political upheaval and a contentious election leading to a tumultuous transfer of power. It has a...