Articles filed under Round Lake Unit District 116
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Dist. 116 leader named Lake County Superintendent of the YearFeb 15, 2022 12:00 am - Round Lake Unit District 116 Superintendent Donn Mendoza has been selected by his peers as the Lake County 2021-22 Superintendent of the Year. Mendoza was presented the ...
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Why teaching about critical race theory has become a lightning rod in suburban schoolsJan 22, 2022 12:00 am - Suburban teachers are figuring out ways to talk about race and racism and their roles in history to challenge timeworn methods for teaching about the past. Whether such...
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Lake County schools hire more staff to curb pandemic declineDec 11, 2021 12:00 am - Despite extra efforts of educators during the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 Illinois Report Card data show many Lake County students have fallen behind. So the question...
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How controversy has changed the way Columbus' story is taught in schoolsOct 11, 2021 5:30 am - Amid controversy, suburban schools focus on more accurate account
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Why some suburban school districts have a bus driver shortage and how they're adjustingSep 01, 2021 1:00 am - Suburban school districts are being hit by a nationwide shortage of school bus drivers, exacerbated by an unrelenting COVID-19 pandemic that has created a scarcity of wo...
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Editorial: The suburbs' quiet little secret of povertyAug 24, 2021 1:00 am - The suburban region projects an image of success and affluence in gleaming office buildings, busy shopping centers and manicured subdivisions. But below the surface are ...
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Round Lake school's simulation aimed to show teachers, community effects of povertyAug 20, 2021 1:00 am - After a Round Lake Area District 116 middle school took part in a social experiment simulating living in poverty, some participants left with tears and frustration over ...
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'We all want kids to be safe': With reopening coming, school leaders want guidance from stateJul 01, 2021 1:00 am - With the 2021-22 school year officially beginning today, suburban superintendents are scratching their heads about how to resume fully in-person classes this fall withou...
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28 Round Lake High seniors honored for foreign language proficiencyMay 14, 2021 1:00 am - More than two dozen Round Lake High School seniors have been honored for demonstrating a high level of proficiency in English and in one or more foreign languages. The I...
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Round Lake District 116 will have hybrid summer school classesApr 20, 2021 1:00 am - Round Lake Unit District 116 will offer a hybrid summer learning program focusing on math and literacy for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. The optional pro...