Articles filed under Teachers
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'Teachers and Students' exhibit on display at MarmionJan 16, 2023 10:00 pm - An exhibit titled "Teachers and Students" by artists Robert Wilson and Gregory Chapman will be on display through Feb. 24 at Marmion Academy's Dr. Scholl Gallery, 1000 B...
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University of Illinois Chicago faculty to go on strike after negotiations break downJan 16, 2023 12:00 am - Faculty members at the University of Illinois Chicago are going on strike Tuesday after nine months of negotiations and failing to reach a contract agreement during a ma...
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Top Teacher: Prospect Heights teacher builds partnership between middle and high school robotics programsJan 10, 2023 5:00 am - Filip Dudic taught high school classes for a decade, and now at Douglas MacArthur Middle School in Prospect Heights, he still kind of is. Dudic, an applied technology te...
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Harper professor's new book looks at Illinois statehoodJan 08, 2023 10:00 pm - A lifelong passion for Illinois history, research, storytelling and teaching is embodied in the new book "Avenues of Transformation, Illinois's Path from Territory to St...
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Suburban English learner classrooms adapting to meet needs of new Ukrainian and Russian studentsDec 22, 2022 4:00 am - As the war in Ukraine continues to rage, local school districts are adjusting the curriculum for English language learners due to the rising number of Ukrainian and Russ...
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Still need a gift for your child's teacher? Teachers and parents offer their tipsDec 16, 2022 4:00 am - The holiday break is near, and as you check things off on your to-do list, you run across that one item — a teacher gift. What do you get for the teacher your child ador...
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'This just feels right': Streamwood teacher trades marketing career for a classroomDec 12, 2022 10:00 pm - Meagen Balzer was enjoying life as a 20-something advertising and public relations executive in Chicago. A conversation with her father changed everything. "I told my da...
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'His passion for music was contagious': Wauconda school community remembers band teacherDec 09, 2022 12:00 am - Jack Holt, a popular band teacher at Wauconda High School, is being remembered as a kind spirit who grew the program and inspired students. Holt, 40, died Dec. 3 about a...
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MCC gallery shows feature thought-provoking art by facultyDec 07, 2022 12:00 am - Two exciting exhibits are on display at McHenry County College. "I'm Not an Artist, I'm a Beggar" by MCC art instructor Violet Luczak and "Unstitched," a two-person exhi...
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'It's a great privilege to say I know two languages': U-46 marks 50 years of bilingual educationNov 16, 2022 4:00 am - Growing up in a predominantly Spanish-speaking household, Giselle Naranjo wanted to stay connected to her roots and to family members who spoke only her native tongue, w...