Articles filed under Education
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McHenry County College announces scholarship recipientsJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - McHenry County College announced the recipients of three of its high-impact scholarships: the Presidential Scholarship, 2020 Board of Trustees Scholarship and the Foundi...
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52 Catholic schools in Joliet Diocese to reopen this fallJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - The 52 Catholic schools in the Diocese of Joliet will reopen this fall, Bishop Richard Pates announced Tuesday. The bishop has appointed a task force headed by Rev. Burk...
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District 214 waives waives registration fees for 2020-21 school yearJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's Note: This story was updated June 18 to note fees would have accounted for an estimated $3.7 million in revenue for District 214. The state's largest high ...
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Great graduation speeches: Oprah at Stanford in 2008Jun 15, 2020 6:00 am - To honor the class of 2020, we're showcasing some of the great graduation speeches from past years. Today's speech is from Oprah Winfrey at Stanford in 2008. ...
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Glenbard Parent Series hosts webinar on 'building resilience'Jun 15, 2020 1:00 am - Superintendents of DuPage County school districts that feed into the Glenbard high schools will moderate a webinar Wednesday about strengthening emotional health in chil...
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Barrington 220 opening bond sale to local investorsJun 15, 2020 1:00 am - Barrington Community Unit School District 220 will issue approximately $43.7 million in tax-exempt bonds to fund projects approved by voters in March as part of a $147 m...
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Back 2 School Illinois launches Notes of InspirationJun 14, 2020 11:00 pm - Back 2 School Illinois, a nonprofit organization that provides kids from low-income families with free school supplies, has announced the launch of its Notes of Inspirat...
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Great graduation speeches: Lin-Manuel Miranda at the University of Pennsylvania in 2016Jun 14, 2020 6:00 am - To honor the class of 2020, we're showcasing some of the great graduation speeches from past years. Today's speech is from "Hamilton" star Lin-Manuel Miranda at the Univ...
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Editorial: May the Class of 2020 forever be kindJun 13, 2020 2:00 pm - It has been an unusual year for the Class of 2020, and certainly an unusual commencement. In many ways, that's too bad. The pandemic has stolen some of the senior year t...
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Great graduation speeches: Conan O'Brien at Dartmouth in 2011Jun 13, 2020 6:00 am - To honor the class of 2020, we're showcasing some of the great graduation speeches from past years. Today's speech is from late night TV host Conan O'Brien at Dartmouth ...