Articles filed under Teachers
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Editorial: The right of passage for Class of 2020May 10, 2020 11:00 pm - We've entered into the beginning of what traditionally has been graduation season. Illinois State University, for example, went through virtual commencement exercises o...
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Vernon Hills High School's teen tech contest expands amid coronavirusMay 10, 2020 6:00 am - The COVID-19 pandemic has shut down a host of high school events, but it's also led Vernon Hills High School officials to expand their contest for teenage techies and sc...
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Hawthorn District 73, teachers reach 5-year pactMay 10, 2020 1:00 am - Teachers in Vernon Hills-based Hawthorn Elementary District 73 will begin the 2020-21 school year with a new five-year contract. The pact was overwhelmingly ratified by ...
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Watch: Cardinal Cupich thanks educatorsMay 09, 2020 1:00 am - Cardinal Blase Cupich marks teacher appreciation week with a thank you video to educators. ...
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Testing in Illinois passes 20,000 a day, but can schools reopen this fall?May 08, 2020 1:00 am - Testing for COVID-19 surpassed the 20,000-a-day milestone, officials said, but some measures of Illinois' success fighting the deadly virus lag, raising the question of ...
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Millburn students parade for teachers at Gurnee MillsMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - Millburn Elementary District 24 students and families followed a circuitous parade route in their cars while greeting their teachers at the Gurnee Mills mall parking lot...
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Palatine Township District 15 starts help lineMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 has started a help line that's a call or text away. Officials said the line is available from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday thro...
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Lombard students sent art to seniorsMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - Students in Lombard Elementary District 44 have made hundreds of cards, letters and pieces of art for homebound seniors at the request of state Rep. Terra Costa Howard o...
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Innovation amid separation: How three suburban teachers keep kids engagedMay 06, 2020 5:30 am - With e-learning, teachers are reinventing how to engage and inspire students using new tools since the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools. Three suburban educators share t...
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Editorial: Schools are closed, but Teacher Appreciation Week remains importantMay 06, 2020 1:00 am - Think back to being 6 or 7, or even a little older. Remember what it was like to be small and, in so many ways, new to the world. Picture the adults who influenced you m...