Articles filed under Teachers
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'Teachable moments': How history teachers are bringing war in Ukraine into suburban classroomsMar 14, 2022 1:00 am - As live history unfolds in Ukraine, high school social studies teachers in the suburbs are adjusting lesson plans on the fly to help their students make sense of it all....
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'We are losing good teachers and staff every single day': Report reiterates pandemic shortagesMar 09, 2022 12:00 am - Teacher and school employee shortages have worsened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Illinois Education Association's fourth annual State of Education repo...
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Top Teachers: Hersey science and theater teachers pair up for real-world lesson right out of a Seinfeld episodeMar 08, 2022 5:00 am - Chairs lined either side of the hallway outside Room 137 at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, while inside the classroom, an old sewing room that's since bee...
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Dist. 211 Foundation offers $65,000 in senior scholarshipsFeb 28, 2022 10:00 pm - Through the generosity of donors, the Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 Foundation is offering nearly $65,000 in scholarships for graduating seniors, includin...
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Pritzker lifts school mask mandate even as state Supreme Court strikes down order blocking itFeb 25, 2022 12:00 am - All schools in Illinois will be able to go mask-optional if they wish on Monday, joining most other indoor public settings across the state. Gov. J.B. Pritzker said late...
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Good News Sunday: Black leaders club displays inspirational artwork at Palatine High SchoolFeb 20, 2022 5:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: The hallways of Palatine High School tra...
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Nine suburban teachers named as finalists for Golden Apple awardFeb 15, 2022 12:00 am - Nine suburban high school teachers have been chosen as finalists for a prestigious education award. Classroom leaders from Cook, DuPage, Lake and McHenry counties are am...
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Districts 203, 204 ending mask mandatesFeb 14, 2022 12:00 am - After a week of tense board meetings and protests, Naperville Unit District 203 and Indian Prairie Unit District 204 both announced an end to their respective mask manda...
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How educators are trying to keep bullying at bay in mask-optional school districtsFeb 12, 2022 12:00 am - Attend any of the suburban school board meetings in the wake of last weekend's downstate court ruling on masking in schools, and parents on either side of the debate lik...
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How downstate judge's mask ruling sowed confusion in schools across suburbs, stateFeb 12, 2022 12:00 am - When Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Raylene Grischow issued a temporary restraining order against a statewide masking requirement inside schools Feb. 4, it left hun...