Articles filed under Education
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New Nicor academy trains applicants for utility jobsOct 18, 2018 11:00 pm - When she was 18, Virginia Handley's father told her to apply to be a meter reader at Nicor Gas, to which she said, "no way." Six years later, the 25-year-old Aurora res...
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Naperville mayor shares his life at Lutheran schoolOct 18, 2018 11:00 pm - Explaining his role as mayor and showing his human side with stories and photos of his pets, Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico recently visited students at Bethany Lutheran...
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Judson alumni to direct 'Newsies' musical Oct. 24-27:Oct 18, 2018 11:00 pm - Judson University's Theatre Department will present its version of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical "Newsies" this week. Performances are at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct...
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DeVos visits Harper College's manufacturing lab, apprenticeship programOct 18, 2018 1:00 am - U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visited Harper College in Palatine Thursday to explore its multifaceted apprenticeship program and advanced manufacturing lab, as...
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Dist. 204 gets national grant to improve students' 'computational thinking'Oct 18, 2018 1:00 am - There's a certain kind of thinking that helps students do better in the complex realm of computer science and digital technology. It's a type of thinking based in proble...
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District 21 awarded federal grant for anti-violence trainingOct 18, 2018 1:00 am - Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 has been awarded $124,650 in grant funds over three years from the Department of Justice to provide training and support to the ...
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District 94 superintendent announces retirement plansOct 17, 2018 1:00 am - Superintendent Douglas Domeracki, who has led West Chicago High School District 94 since 2013, will retire at the end of the school year. He announced his plans at Tuesd...
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Betsy DeVos visiting Harper College todayOct 17, 2018 1:00 am - U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will visit Harper College in Palatine today to tour the school's apprenticeship program. DeVos has advocated for educators to par...
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Chinese educators to visit District 93 schoolsOct 16, 2018 11:00 pm - Twenty educational delegates from Beijing, China, will visit Community Consolidated School District 93 next week through the 21st Century Institute's Educational Ambassa...
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Dist. 203 to vote no on armed teachers proposalOct 16, 2018 5:30 am - School board members in Naperville Unit District 203 unanimously do not want to see armed teachers in schools. The board voted Tuesday to send its delegate to an Illino...