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Leyden High bilingual chemistry teacher named 2025 Illinois Teacher of the YearApr 30, 2025 2:52 pm - Víctor Gómez, a bilingual chemistry teacher in Leyden High School District 212, has been named the 2025 Illinois Teacher of the Year.
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Elgin Symphony to honor U-46’s Jaimie Abney-Giraldo with Educator of the Year AwardApr 30, 2025 12:27 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra will award U-46 Fine Arts Coordinator Jaimie Abney-Giraldo, an experienced arts educator and advocate, with Educator of the Year at May 3 concert.
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‘It’s an amazing opportunity’: Hersey’s Hackathon sparks innovation, collaborationApr 28, 2025 5:29 pm - A day of coding and collaboration unfolded at John Hersey High School as the third annual Hackathon brought together more than 70 students from Northwest Suburban High School District 214 and surrounding suburbs.
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Palatine Jaycees’ free STEAM fair a successApr 28, 2025 5:17 pm - The Palatine Jaycees hosted their most successful and largest-ever free STEAM Fair for elementary students on March 18.
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Longest-serving District 21 school board member defends DEI in farewell addressApr 26, 2025 1:27 pm - Phil Pritzker, the longest-serving school board member in Wheeling Township Elementary District 21’s history, defended diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in public schools during his farewell remarks.
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Incumbent wins tiebreaker in Queen Bee school board raceApr 25, 2025 3:36 pm - One school board race in DuPage County came down to chance after two candidates received 895 votes apiece in this month’s election.
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Rosenblum named District 211’s new board presidentApr 25, 2025 2:39 pm - The three newly elected members of the Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board of education were sworn in Thursday, but the board’s new officers were chosen from among the already seated members.
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Barrington High alum is racking up wins on ‘Jeopardy!’ and gaining fans onlineApr 25, 2025 1:17 pm - A college student from Barrington has been ringing up the victories on “Jeopardy!” and is headed to a showdown with other top players.
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After dismissing 2 top administrators, District 21 OKs superintendent’s reorganization planApr 24, 2025 9:28 pm - Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 school board members Thursday night approved Superintendent Michael Connolly’s administrative restructuring plan after the still-mysterious dismissal of two top lieutenants from his cabinet.
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Judge grants no-contact order for Neuqua Valley teacher accused of grooming, sexual abuseApr 24, 2025 12:32 pm - A Will County judge Thursday granted a two-year, no-contact order against a Neuqua Valley High School English teacher accused of grooming and sexually abusing a 16-year-old student.