Articles filed under Education
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'We're not fighting for paychecks and health care': Chicago teachers say strike is about kidsOct 17, 2019 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Chicago teachers went on strike Thursday, marching on picket lines in defense of their union's "social justice" agenda after failing to reach a contract deal i...
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Opponents urge suburban schools to reject measure that supports arming teachersOct 17, 2019 1:00 am - Groups including the League of Women Voters and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America are urging suburban school leaders to oppose a proposal before the Illinois A...
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Here's the Scoop: Why don't the teeth fall out of a skeleton's skull?Oct 16, 2019 6:00 am - We all know what's coming when a baby tooth gets wiggly. Within days, that tooth will be nothing but a memory. Even adult teeth fall out sometimes due to injury or infec...
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District 21 to hold two more focus group meetingsOct 16, 2019 1:00 am - Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 is planning two more community focus group meetings this month as part of its strategic planning process. The sessions are sched...
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Chicago schools to close Thursday as strike loomsOct 16, 2019 1:00 am - All Chicago Public Schools classes are canceled Thursday ahead of an increasingly certain teachers strike that city officials say should have been avoided. The announcem...
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Elk Grove mother and daughter volunteer weekly at Shedd Aquarium to educate visitorsOct 15, 2019 6:00 am - Elk Grove mother and daughter volunteer weekly at Shedd Aquarium to educate visitors
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House 'flip' a first for District 214 student buildersOct 14, 2019 5:30 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 students have wielded electric saws and hammered nails to build more than 20 single-family homes from scratch through a hands...
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Parents, teens: Wake up to the truth about 'dream schools'Oct 13, 2019 6:00 am - The college admissions scandal — which recently led to a 14-day prison sentence for actress Felicity Huffman — exposed a group of wealthy parents' obsession with getting...
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Faces of dyslexia: How a suburban carpenter, a hockey pro and The Fonz are working with itOct 12, 2019 1:00 am - The Fonz from "Happy Days," a defenseman with the 2010 Stanley Cup-winning Chicago Blackhawks and a construction contractor living in Bolingbrook all have one major thin...
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Sprague School celebrates students' diversityOct 11, 2019 1:00 am - Students at Lincolnshire's Sprague School learned about their classmates' heritages through art, games and other fun activities Friday as part of the school's second ann...