Articles filed under Teachers
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Two new state holidays approved: Juneteenth and Election Day. What do they mean for you?Jun 01, 2021 1:00 am - Two new state holidays approved by Illinois lawmakers last weekend will affect mostly state employees, and students and workers at public schools, if the bills are ultim...
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Illinois House passes bill requiring 30 minutes of recess for K-5 studentsMay 29, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Elementary schoolchildren in all public schools in Illinois would be entitled to at least 30 minutes of unstructured playtime each day under a bill that pa...
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Illinois House vote updates state's sex education curriculumMay 29, 2021 1:00 am - The Illinois House passed legislation on Friday updating the state's sex education curriculum in a partisan split. The bill, which creates a new "personal health and saf...
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McHenry County College names instructor Robin Deak as 2021 Faculty Member of the YearMay 26, 2021 11:00 pm - Psychology instructor Robin Deak encourages her students to use what they learn in her classroom to better themselves, improve their confidence, and become self-advocate...
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College of Lake County gets $20.5 million more in federal COVID-19 relief fundsMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - The College of Lake County will receive another large federal COVID-19 relief fund grant, this time for around $20.5 million - nearly double the school's previous allotm...
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Glenbrook South's Public Art Collaborative gets creativeMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - Oh, the humanities. The course description for the senior-level humanities class Scott Glass teaches at Glenbrook South notes that, in addition to learning how people us...
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Maine West teacher takes a creative approach to scienceMay 25, 2021 6:00 am - Maine West teacher takes a creative approach to science
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Abortion foes to challenge 'culturally responsive' teaching standardsMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The leader of one of the state's largest anti-abortion group told a legislative committee Tuesday that the group intend to file a legal challenge against t...
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Constable: This year's high school seniors make gratitude a new traditionMay 22, 2021 1:00 am - For generations of Americans, high school graduation traditions have inspired joy, relief, pride, a bittersweet feeling of sadness and anticipation, and, if we are being...
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Senate panel endorses 'media literacy' mandate in schoolsMay 18, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - All high schools in Illinois would be required to offer instruction in how to understand and evaluate news and social media as part of their computer liter...