Articles filed under Teachers
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3 suburban teachers named Golden Apple finalistsFeb 24, 2021 12:00 am - Three suburban teachers are finalists for the 2021 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching to be awarded this spring. In all, 32 finalists were chosen from 708 pre...
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ECC offers convenient courses for teachersFeb 21, 2021 10:00 pm - Elgin Community College's Department of Continuing Education has partnered with VESi (Virtual Education Software) to offer online continuing education courses for K-12 e...
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How educators can help mitigate 'impostor syndrome' in Black college studentsFeb 21, 2021 10:00 pm - As a sociology instructor, my job is to educate my students on the science of understanding society and social forces that affect them. Every day, students encounter (ei...
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Woodland District 50 to return to partial in-person learning on March 1Feb 19, 2021 12:00 am - Students in Gurnee-based Woodland Elementary School District 50 will return to in-person learning starting March 1. Under the model adopted by the school district Thursd...
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Why isn't Dist. 21 fully in-person? Officials point to distancing, class sizesFeb 19, 2021 12:00 am - While other Northwest suburban school districts have returned to full-time in-person learning, Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 officials said this week they can...
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Panel approves 'culturally responsive' teaching standardsFeb 17, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A legislative panel on Wednesday allowed the Illinois State Board of Education to move forward with new rules that call on colleges and universities in the...
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How Elmhurst District 205 secured vaccine access for its workforceFeb 16, 2021 4:30 am - While school systems of similar size are struggling to secure coronavirus vaccines for their teachers, Elmhurst Unit District 205 has been able to inoculate its workforc...
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Preschoolers, special ed students return to classrooms in ChicagoFeb 11, 2021 12:00 am - After months of arguing about hand sanitizers, positivity rates, air purifiers and the like, a sense of normalcy returned to the city's public schools Thursday - at leas...
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GOP lawmakers: Culturally responsive standards for teachers would put politics in classroomsFeb 09, 2021 12:00 am - Suburban lawmakers are split in opinion over a rule change proposed by the Illinois State Board of Education called "culturally responsive teaching and leading standards...
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Chicago teachers expected to vote by midnightFeb 09, 2021 12:00 am - As the Chicago Teachers Union prepared to announce the results of a vote by its 25,000 members on whether to approve Chicago Public Schools' latest reopening terms, the ...