Articles filed under Teachers
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Suburban school COVID-19 outbreaks nearly triple this weekSep 03, 2021 1:00 am - Twenty-two more suburban schools reported COVID-19 outbreaks this week, nearly three times as many as a week ago. That's according to Illinois Department of Public Healt...
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Maple School orchestra director nominated for 2021 Outstanding Music Educator AwardSep 01, 2021 1:00 am - Maple School Orchestra Director Renee Yoo has been nominated by her peers for the 2021 Chicagoland Outstanding Music Educator Award. She admitted she was surprised and a...
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Maryville Jen School staff sets goals for new yearAug 29, 2021 11:00 pm - Maryville Jen School's new school year that started quietly Monday, Aug. 16, ushered in its 15th year as a leader in providing career and vocational instruction to stude...
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Suburban reaction to Pritzker's vaccination edict for schools? 'Big deal, we already did that'Aug 26, 2021 1:00 am - With 16 years of teaching science under his belt, Bob Holloway wasn't hesitant about getting a COVID-19 vaccine when it was offered last spring. To his delight, neither ...
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Sources: Pritzker to order indoor masks statewide, require vaccines for school employeesAug 25, 2021 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday morning is expected to announce a statewide indoor mask mandate for everyone 2 and older as well as a vaccine mandate for all kindergarten...
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U-46 mandates new training for school resource officersAug 24, 2021 5:00 am - School resource officers serving in Elgin-area schools must be trained on nonviolent crisis intervention techniques and special needs awareness, officials at Elgin Area ...
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District 203 reaches tentative deal with teachers, averting a strikeAug 23, 2021 1:00 am - Naperville Unit District 203 and its teachers union have reached a tentative deal on a multi-year contract, averting a possible strike. Details of the agreement weren't ...
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A suburban group has helped Afghan girls get an education. Now their future is uncertain.Aug 21, 2021 1:00 am - For seven years, the suburban-based Zakat Foundation of America has run a girls' school in Kabul that typically averages about 100 students, many of whom have gone on to...
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Three private schools in the suburbs punished for defiance on masksAug 18, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois education officials have revoked the recognition of three suburban private schools, saying school leaders defied Gov. J.B. Pritzker's order requiring masks to r...
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Naperville teachers pushing for 'fair, rapid settlement' in contract negotiationsAug 17, 2021 5:20 am - With a potential strike looming amid contract negotiations, Naperville Unit District 203 and its teachers union are pushing to reach an agreement days before the start o...