Articles filed under Education
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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...
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District 41 teachers rally behind superintendentOct 16, 2018 5:30 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the number of members represented by the teachers union. Glen Ellyn District 41 teachers and parents staged a ...
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Constable: Why hail medical advances when we don't vaccinate?Oct 16, 2018 5:30 am - We all hail the medical advances that are helping us live longer and better. But new evidence suggests that not all of us are moving in the right direction when it comes...
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Dist. 103 preschool screening set for Nov. 15Oct 16, 2018 1:00 am - Lincolnshire-Prairie View Elementary District 103 is offering a fall preschool screening for 3- and 4-year-old children for whom there may be concerns with gross or fine...
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Education advocates call for better funding, more counselorsOct 16, 2018 1:00 am - More education funding, additional guidance staff, better access to advanced classes and focusing on practical career experiences could stem the flow of graduating high ...