Articles filed under Education
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'We have made progress': Minority hiring, retention up in Naperville 203 but academic gaps still a concernAug 23, 2023 5:30 am - A Naperville Unit District 203 equity report indicates progress with minority hiring, but work remains to close academic gaps among minority student groups. District off...
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Native American group to digitize 20,000 archival pages linked to Quaker-run Indian boarding schoolsAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - A coalition advocating for Native American people traumatized by an oppressive system of boarding schools for Native youths plans to digitize 20,000 archival ...
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Oakton College art professors to exhibit at the Korean Cultural Center of ChicagoAug 22, 2023 6:00 am - Oakton College art professors to exhibit at the Korean Cultural Center of Chicago
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Delayed start of classes? How suburban school districts are dealing with extreme heat this weekAug 22, 2023 1:00 am - As scorching temperatures move into the region Wednesday and Thursday, it all hangs on cooling systems for local school districts, with some canceling classes because of...
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Experts: Literacy training must evolve to help kids in early gradesAug 21, 2023 5:30 am - After years of teaching high school students with learning disabilities, Carol Benz realized their problems with reading could have been addressed at a much younger age....
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New legislation means more flexibility for 4-H youthAug 16, 2023 11:00 pm - On Monday, Aug. 14, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 3814, which allows youth enrolled in FFA and Illinois Extension 4-H to use their program participation toward th...
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Fox Valley Robotics to host three informational meetingsAug 16, 2023 1:00 am - Fox Valley Robotics and Batavia Robotics, now in its 22nd season, has new robotics challenges for kids in first to 12th grades. Informational meetings will be offered at...
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Schools, don't ignore the law! Homeless kids need help, not barriersAug 15, 2023 11:00 pm - While I often can't remember what I did a couple hours earlier, my memory of 30 years ago this August is etched in my head, heart and life. To my dismay, I've learned th...
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Kaneland school board OKs school resource officer, traffic control at Harter Middle SchoolAug 15, 2023 1:00 am - Just as children return to Harter Middle School this week, the Kaneland Unit District 302 school board has approved two measures with the village of Sugar Grove to make ...
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New year, new superintendent: Elgin U-46 welcomes back studentsAug 15, 2023 1:00 am - Students in the state's second-largest school system kicked off a new school year Tuesday. Elgin Area School District U-46 welcomed the return of more than 35,000 kinder...