Articles filed under Education
-
Parents, students rally to reopen Algonquin District 300 to in-person learningSep 09, 2020 1:00 am - Saying that remote learning has not been successful, a group of concerned parents and students from Algonquin-based Community Community Unit District 300 rallied outside...
-
Suburban colleges report huge enrollment declines among Latino, Black and adult learnersSep 08, 2020 5:30 am - The coronavirus pandemic's disproportionate impact on racial and ethnic minorities extends beyond higher rates of infection and deaths statewide. Its economic fallout al...
-
Bradley quarantines entire student bodySep 08, 2020 1:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. — Bradley University is requiring its entire student body to quarantine for two weeks because of clusters of COVID-19 on campus and is reverting to remote l...
-
'Let us go back': Students, parents in Wheaton demand schools totally reopenSep 08, 2020 1:00 am - As students across the Western suburbs begin the school year with remote learning, hundreds of parents and students rallied in a downtown Wheaton park Tuesday night to d...
-
How grandparents are stepping in to help with remote learningSep 07, 2020 8:00 am - Christine Radogno would indulge her grandkids and her inner child in arts and crafts, playing cards, watching movies and not a whole lot of house rules. But while their ...
-
Hanover Township resumes tutoring program Oct. 1Sep 06, 2020 1:00 am - To better support students and their families concerned about the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on academic achievement, the Hanover Township Department of Youth & Family S...
-
Six tech tips for remote learning: Protect your kid's data and make sure they look good on ZoomSep 05, 2020 6:25 am - For most parents right now, tinkering with computer settings and reading endless privacy policies are not a priority. Heck, they weren't even particularly appealing task...
-
Khan Academy's Sal Khan's advice for online learning: Do less, turn off the cameraSep 05, 2020 6:22 am - For the past 12 years, Salman Khan has been touting online learning as the future of education. But even he didn't imagine us crashing into that future so suddenly and w...
-
Cardinal Blase J. Cupich greets Waukegan students for first day of classesSep 04, 2020 6:00 am - Amid the excitement of seeing classmates and teachers after a long break, the nearly 200 students at St. Anastasia school in Waukegan had a special visitor on their firs...
-
North Central College conducting weekly COVID-19 surveillance testingSep 04, 2020 1:00 am - North Central College has launched a weekly surveillance testing process for students, faculty and staff members as part of its ongoing strategy to mitigate the spread o...