Articles filed under Education
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North Side food pantry becomes first in city to offer online orders for pickupAug 30, 2019 1:00 am - Patrons of one North Side food pantry will now be able to fill out grocery orders from their phones or computers and pick them up without waiting. Lakeview Pantry is the...
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Chicago briefs: Cop says Vanecko never should have been chargedAug 30, 2019 1:00 am - It's been more than five years since former Mayor Richard M. Daley's nephew Richard J. "R.J." Vanecko pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of David Ko...
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New law will abolish charter school commissionAug 29, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The state commission that oversees charter schools is set to be abolished next year while its powers and duties will be transferred to the Illinois State B...
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State law now allows automatic suspension of teachers' licenses when charged with serious crimesAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - A new state law allows state education authorities to suspend a teacher's license if the teacher is charged with serious crimes, including violent felonies, sexual and d...
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Jazz & Jokes fundraiser in Lake ForestAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - Bravo Waukegan, a Lake Forest-based nonprofit organization supporting music education in Waukegan Unit District 60 schools, will host its Jazz & Jokes friend-raiser Oct....
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Exchange program helps address bilingual teacher shortage in suburbs, stateAug 26, 2019 1:00 am - A state-sponsored teacher exchange program has brought 138 bilingual educators from Spain to work in Illinois classrooms this school year. That includes 63 new and 75 r...
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Wauconda Unit District 118, teachers agree to 5-year dealAug 23, 2019 1:00 am - The Wauconda Unit School District 118 board and the local teachers union have approved a labor contract calling for 3.6% salary increases in each of the next five years,...
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Schaumburg Parks offering Mini PreschoolAug 23, 2019 1:00 am - The Schaumburg Park District is hosting a Mini Preschool for children who are at least 30 months old by Sept. 1, but not yet old enough to enroll in 3-year-old preschool...
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August brings opportunities for a fresh startAug 22, 2019 11:00 pm - For those of us who work in education, August is an exciting month. It is like January when all things are new for many people. It is like the start of sports seasons wh...
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Pritzker signs new law raising teacher pay minimum to $40,000Aug 22, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation raising teachers' minimum salary to $40,000 over four years to address a statewide shortage of classroom...