Articles filed under Education
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War disrupts education of Ukrainian kids, even those who've found safety abroadJun 15, 2023 1:00 am - WARSAW, Poland - Nine-year-old Milana Minenko doesn't play piano anymore. During the day, she attends public school in Poland, where she and her mother fled from the war...
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It's almost time to resume student loan payments. Not doing so could cost youJun 14, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - After three years, the pandemic-era freeze on student loan payments will end soon. Student loan interest will start accruing on September 1 and payments are s...
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District 64 board could hire new administrators Thursday nightJun 14, 2023 1:00 am - The Park Ridge-Niles District 64 school board could hire a new assistant superintendent and two other administrators when it meets Thursday. The board is set to name Sam...
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Former Illinois Supreme Court Justice Bob Thomas gives commencement speech for Wheaton AcademyJun 13, 2023 11:00 pm - Wheaton Academy, a private Christian high school in West Chicago, held its 2023 commencement ceremony on Sunday, June 4, in the Edman Memorial Chapel at Wheaton College....
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Assistance League offers scholarships to College of DuPage studentsJun 13, 2023 1:00 am - Assistance League Chicagoland West is awarding five $3,500 scholarships to students with demonstrated financial need who are currently enrolled or plan to enroll in a de...
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Anti-book ban bill becomes lawJun 12, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed legislation that seeks to protect public and school libraries from pressure to ban, remove or restrict access to books ...
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Pritzker delivers 'The Office'-themed commencement address at Northwestern - with Steve Carell in audienceJun 12, 2023 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday gave Northwestern University graduates practical advice he learned from some of his favorite characters on "The Office." But the Democratic ...
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This school reopened quickly after COVID. Kids' reading was still behindJun 10, 2023 1:00 am - COLUMBUS, Kan. - Students spread out in their rural Kansas classroom, answering questions with a partner about invaders atop elephants attempting to sack Rome more than ...
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How a South Elgin graduate is moving beyond a marred momentJun 09, 2023 1:00 am - Graduation didn't go as expected for South Elgin High School alum Stephanie Pedroza, but that's not stopping her from using her high school experiences to help others. M...
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9 suburban high schools make list of Top 50 in the nationJun 09, 2023 1:00 am - Ten Illinois schools are among a list of the Top 50 public schools in the nation. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire leads those within the Daily Herald coverage area...