Articles filed under Teachers
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Top teacher: Batavia teacher connects with students through real-world applicationsMay 10, 2022 6:00 am - Dave Crawley admits he was a bit of a clown as a student. Today, though, he spends his days at Rotolo Middle School in Batavia sparking students' imaginations through th...
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'Just lucky to be part of it': WW South High School science teacher stunned by Golden Apple awardMay 06, 2022 1:00 am - Wheaton Warrenville South High School science teacher Phil Culcasi accepted his Golden Apple award in typical Phil Culcasi fashion. He credited others. In a surprise cer...
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'The best day of my life': Deerfield High School dance instructor wins Golden AppleMay 06, 2022 1:00 am - Nikki Lazzaretto felt “off” before she arrived Thursday for just another day as a dance instructor at Deerfield High School. That feeling flipped dramatically around 11:...
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'Polarized' politics play a role? Antioch District 34 superintendent leaving a year earlyMay 03, 2022 1:00 am - In a decision that appeared as tough to make as for the school board to accept, Brad Hubbard, superintendent of Antioch Elementary District 34, has resigned effective Ju...
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Coding error caught: How much some suburban school districts are getting in new state fundingApr 29, 2022 1:00 am - Several suburban school districts will receive a portion of $87 million in additional school funding due to a coding error in the state's funding formula that wrongly ro...
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Educators push back on testing requirementsApr 29, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Teachers and other education professionals are urging the Illinois State Board of Education to reduce the amount of time students spend on standardized tes...
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Pritzker signs bills aimed at easing teacher shortageApr 27, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a package of bills Wednesday aimed at easing the state's shortage of teachers and other education professionals, even as a new re...
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Good news: Jane Addams Junior High band director moonlights in Chicago tribute bandApr 22, 2022 6:00 am - Eric Caliendo is living the dream, literally. By day, he directs the seventh and eighth grade bands at Jane Addams Junior High School in Schaumburg, and at night he perf...
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Appellate court allows state vaccine mandate on teachers, other public employees to continueApr 15, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A state appellate court ruled Thursday that it will not block enforcement of the Pritzker administration's mandate that certain categories of public employ...
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'It's the science nerd in me': Lisle teacher the only one in Illinois selected for NASA programApr 14, 2022 1:00 am - One of the reasons Tanya Anderson became a teacher was to tap into her love of science. Now she'll get to fulfill a dream. Anderson, a junior high school science teacher...