Articles filed under Round Lake Unit District 116
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How suburban schools are preparing for the coronavirusFeb 28, 2020 12:00 am - Cleaning classrooms and monitoring student attendance and sickness are among the precautions suburban school districts and preschools are taking to prepare for a potenti...
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Is it time to rethink school shooting drills? Suburban districts say yes.Feb 12, 2020 4:00 am - The nation's two largest teachers unions want schools to revise or eliminate active shooter drills, asserting Tuesday that they can harm students' mental health and that...
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Entertainer uses magic, laughter to teach good character at Round Lake schoolFeb 06, 2020 12:00 am - Mixing magic, puppetry and comedy, Tim Hannig grabbed the attention of kids at Village Elementary School and for 45 minutes didn't let go. Hannig brought his Pro-Kids S...
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How Round Lake 'Supermom' helps parents in Spanish-speaking communityNov 28, 2019 5:00 am - For those who know her now as a "Supermom" and a rock in the Round Lake Area School District 116 community, it's hard to imagine Merced Alfaro as she was when she first ...
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Early education experts gather to improve Lake County kindergarten readinessNov 20, 2019 12:00 am - Early education faculty, administrators and experts gathered Wednesday in Round Lake for a first-of-its-kind event to share ideas, forge partnerships and potentially sta...
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Why one school in District 116 spends $2,000 more per student than another schoolOct 30, 2019 12:00 pm - Round Lake Area Unit District 116 officials say they strive to make sure students at both district middle schools have the same support, resources and opportunities....
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Renovated Round Lake High stadium to make debut at homecoming on FridayOct 16, 2019 1:00 am - When Round Lake High School's football teams take the field Friday for homecoming, they will be playing on new turf under gleaming lights, surrounded by fans in bleacher...
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10 historical LGBTQ figuresAug 31, 2019 1:00 am - Harvey Milk (1930-1978) - An American politician and the first openly gay elected official in the history of California, serving on the San Francisco board of supervisor...
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How LGBTQ history will be taught in public schoolsAug 31, 2019 1:00 am - What do Walt Whitman, Jane Addams, Harvey Milk, Sally Ride and Rock Hudson have in common? They were trailblazers and pioneers in their respective fields. They also were...
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Inclusion or indoctrination? How opposing sides view teaching LGBTQ history in schoolsAug 31, 2019 1:00 am - State law does not specify at what grade level LGBTQ history is to be taught. Critics view talking about LGBTQ personalities in earlier grades as akin to "indoctrination...