Articles filed under Teachers
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7-year-old Lombard girl providing masks for the homeless, with an even bigger goal in mindJun 24, 2020 5:15 am - Two things happened during the stay-at-home order that transformed Olivia Dru Tyler's desire to help homeless people from what her mom calls "kid talk" into a fledgling ...
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State releases guidelines for schools to reopen this fallJun 23, 2020 1:00 am - Children across Illinois are expected to return to school this fall - a welcome development for many after months of remote learning but one bringing challenges and chan...
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Palatine High School teacher under investigation rescinds retirement requestJun 19, 2020 1:00 am - A Palatine High School teacher whose controversial Facebook post about recent Black Lives Matter protests sparked a school district investigation rescinded her letter of...
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Mundelein High teachers get two-year labor contractJun 18, 2020 1:00 am - Mundelein High School teachers will get pay raises under a new, two-year labor contract. The pact also covers counselors, social workers, psychologists and other cer...
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District 214 waives waives registration fees for 2020-21 school yearJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's Note: This story was updated June 18 to note fees would have accounted for an estimated $3.7 million in revenue for District 214. The state's largest high ...
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How one principal's resignation led to changes at 3 suburban high schoolsJun 10, 2020 6:00 am - Erin DeLuga wasn't looking for a new position when she was contacted this past year by a search firm. She was making great strides in her fourth year as principal at Yor...
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River Trail School holds Summer Send-Off paradeJun 07, 2020 11:00 pm - Submitted by Gurnee School District 56 On Saturday, May 30, River Trail School students and their families lined up in their vehicles to say goodbye to the teachers and ...
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District 21 goes virtual to keep Field Day tradition aliveJun 03, 2020 1:00 am - For decades Field Day has been a highlight of the school year for students in Wheeling Township Elementary School District 21. With some creativity this spring, teachers...
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Teacher uses powerlifting to explain physicsMay 28, 2020 11:00 pm - When she first began weightlifting on the advice of a co-worker in 2006, College of DuPage physics adjunct faculty member Jennifer Gimmell found it to be a fun activity....
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Amid COVID-19 crisis, District 303 to consider one-year plan for longer elementary dayMay 26, 2020 5:25 am - St. Charles Unit District 303 administrators had grand plans to integrate more innovative learning techniques into a longer elementary school day next fall. At the cente...