Articles filed under Teachers
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Bartlett bilingual kindergarten teacher's love for languages inspires her workOct 26, 2021 6:00 am - When Crissa Almughrabi started learning Spanish at age 12, it was just a hobby. She never thought it would become her calling years later. "I absolutely love the languag...
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Fremd High School engineering teacher recognized as nation's best by nonprofitOct 25, 2021 1:00 am - In a nation filled with many talented engineering teachers, Fremd High School's Mike Karasch has been recognized as the very best by the Indianapolis-based nonprofit Pro...
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Constable: After retiring from school named in her honor, principal took aim at polioOct 22, 2021 11:00 pm - When Mary Stitt retired in 1992, she had built such an impressive career as principal of Olive Elementary School that the Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 board ...
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District 64 board to meet Thursday to discuss $26 million borrowing planOct 20, 2021 1:00 am - The Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 board will meet Thursday night to host a public hearing about a plan to borrow about $26 million to remodel the district's elemen...
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Gurnee students learn local history and share facts with forest preserve visitorsOct 08, 2021 6:00 am - A project that fourth-grade teacher Jane Weiland created at Woodland Intermediate School in Gurnee not only teaches her students local history, but also educates visitor...
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Suburban schools brace for new TikTok challenges to smack or slap staff membersOct 01, 2021 5:00 am - Suburban school leaders are warning of yet another TikTok challenge on social media asking students to “smack a staff member on the backside” or “slap a teacher” and pos...
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District 220 leaders discuss efforts to close 'achievement gaps'Sep 30, 2021 5:05 am - Barrington Area Unit School District 220 encourages all students to be successful, but the achievements haven't always been equal among its diverse student body, the dis...
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Benet Academy abbot says he's 'deeply troubled' by school decision to hire gay lacrosse coachSep 28, 2021 1:00 am - The drama surrounding Benet Academy's hiring of a girls lacrosse head coach who is in a same-sex marriage may not be over. In a statement on Tuesday, the school's chance...
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'Safe, supported and loved': How a Schaumburg teacher nurtures students amid pandemicSep 21, 2021 6:00 am - Though her career has yet to include a school year completely unaffected by COVID-19, sixth-grade teacher Sukaina Hussain of Hoover Math & Science Academy in Schaumburg ...
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Conant art teacher, department chair named Administrator of the YearSep 19, 2021 11:00 pm - Erin Garrity-Duffey developed her passion for art as a student in Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211, and has spent 17 years - nearly all of them in District 2...