Articles filed under Teachers
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Top teacher: Palatine High alum returns as educator, now assistant principal, to inspire next generationOct 25, 2023 6:00 am - Even the best teachers leave the classroom at some point, often through retirement or promotion. But for Alex Miramontes, leaving behind his classroom at Palatine High S...
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'An incredible mentor': Geneva lawyer returns to coach St. Charles East's mock trial teamOct 20, 2023 6:00 am - Saying "the best journey is the one that leads you home," Patrick Crimmins walked into St. Charles East High School this week to begin mentoring students in the school's...
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McHenry County College offers study abroad programs, scholarshipsOct 03, 2023 11:00 pm - For many, the idea of studying abroad is as quintessential a college experience as playing Frisbee on the quad or reading a textbook under a shady oak tree. And while m...
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Fenton High School teachers will get 4.9% pay raises under new contractSep 28, 2023 1:00 am - Fenton High School District 100 and its teachers have approved a new five-year contract that provides union members with base salary increases of 4.9% in each of the fir...
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Kaneland school board approves plan for emergency e-learning daysSep 27, 2023 1:00 am - The Kaneland Unit District 302 school board this week approved an e-learning plan for emergency days during the current school year. In lieu of traditional "snow" days i...
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Continued growth: Community colleges' enrollments rise again, like ECC's at 7.8%Sep 23, 2023 1:00 am - Isabela Olivarez initially planned to attend a four-year university after high school graduation. But then the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and the 2020 Elgin High School grad...
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D214 citizenship classes make immigrant's dream come trueSep 18, 2023 11:00 pm - Vasyl Mattichuk wanted to become a U.S. citizen. "I was a young man from Ukraine who had always dreamed of living in the United States," he said. Fascinated by America...
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The 'science of reading' swept reforms into classrooms nationwide. What about math?Sep 16, 2023 1:00 am - For much of her teaching career, Carrie Stark relied on math games to engage her students, assuming they would pick up concepts like multiplication by seeing them in act...
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'We are hiring in every department': School staffing shortages continue across suburbs and stateAug 26, 2023 1:00 am - As she visited schools on students' first day of the new academic year, Elgin Area School District U-46 Superintendent Suzanne Johnson made sure to ask about staffing le...
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'Nobody wants a strike': Where teacher contract talks stand in Fenton High School District 100Aug 24, 2023 1:00 am - As the new school year gets underway, Fenton High School teachers and the district are still locked in contract negotiations after more than six months at the bargaining...