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St. Charles District 303 to reopen schools in phasesAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - St. Charles Unit District 303 is rolling out a modified reopening plan that will send elementary and middle school students back to school in phases, while high schooler...
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Stevenson High hires diversity director after racial controversiesAug 10, 2020 5:30 am - With racial disparity at the front of the nation's consciousness, Lincolnshire's Stevenson High School has hired a director of equity, diversity and inclusion. Veteran C...
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Stevenson High redesigns procedures for reporting discrimination, harassmentAug 10, 2020 5:30 am - Stevenson High School's hiring of a diversity director comes as officials have redesigned the procedures for reporting and investigating complaints about discriminat...
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Wauconda District 118 budget going up because of COVID-19 crisis, officials sayAug 10, 2020 1:00 am - Wauconda Unit School District 118's annual budget is set to increase from the 2020 school year's spending plan in part because of the COVID-19 crisis, officials said...
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Preckwinkle: Dramatic rise in suicides among Cook County's Black populationAug 08, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County is seeing a dramatic increase in suicides among Black residents. "There have been more suicides so far this year in the Black community than in all of 2019,"...
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What remote learning will look like this school yearAug 08, 2020 1:00 am - Kitchen tables and family dens again will serve as desks and classrooms when many suburban schools begin classes remotely starting this week. Districts that planned on r...
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How Neuqua Valley driver's ed teacher helps students take 'huge step toward adulthood'Aug 07, 2020 6:00 am - Wayne Hartmann was doing his student-teaching at a tiny school in Minnesota with a graduating class of 15 when his supervisor advised him to jump at the chance if he eve...
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Huntley District 158 releases specifics on 'modified remote learning' approachAug 07, 2020 1:00 am - Huntley School District 158 on Thursday released its revised e-learning framework for the fall, which outlines a structured virtual learning model designed to mimic clas...
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Most Lake Zurich 95 students have signed up for in-person classes this fallAug 07, 2020 1:00 am - About two-thirds of students in Lake Zurich Unit School District 95 will spend at least part of their time in classrooms this fall, according to district officials worki...
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Award-winning Neuqua teacher's next challenge: Turning engineering curriculum remoteAug 06, 2020 5:30 am - Tony Tegtmeyer's Project Lead the Way engineering classes at Neuqua Valley High School are built on hands-on exploration. At least, in the classroom in a typical year, ...