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Good News Sunday: Grayslake native uses acrobatic skills to leap to 'Frogger' glory
Dec 5, 2021 7:30 AM - Not many careers prepare you for surfing on the back of a slippery plastic hippo, flying through the air on a giant parrot, leaping from moving fake alligators to spinning lily pads, surviving water cannons, eluding the Thundertruck, and stealing Boss Toad's idol to win PeacockTV's "Frogger" competition. -
District 95 launches website for people to share memories of old May Whitney building
Dec 3, 2021 8:18 PM - Because of the strong response from the hundreds of community members who recently toured the old May Whitney Elementary School -- set for demolition early next year -- district officials have launched an online memory board. -
Grants give a boost to STEM, sustainability efforts in River Trails District 26
Dec 3, 2021 5:30 AM - Mount Prospect-based River Trails School District 26 has received another grant from the Bosch Community Fund, which over the last six years has supported several district initiatives related to sustainability, as well as science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, programming. -
Tough results amid pandemic? Find out how your schools are doing on state report card
Dec 3, 2021 11:25 AM - Amid a challenging pandemic year, suburban schools struggled to help students meet proficiency standards and saw declines in student enrollment, state figures have shown. On Thursday, officials released annual assessment data showing just how severe the issues were in individual school districts. -
'We have to start an open dialogue': School, law leaders discuss District 203 and 204 security
Dec 1, 2021 9:37 PM - If you see something, say something. That was the main message relayed during a virtual panel discussion on school safety hosted by state Rep. Janet Yang Rohr in the wake of recent threats against Naperville's high schools. The panel was organized by Yang Rohr to give the community an idea of how school threats are handled. -
Former congressional candidate removed from school post for spreading vaccine misformation
Dec 1, 2021 6:08 PM - A retired Marine colonel and former GOP candidate in the 8th Congressional District has been removed from a high-ranking position at Chicago Public Schools' Marine Leadership Academy after he emailed families about the "dangers of vaccinating children," schools chief Pedro Martinez said Tuesday.
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District 303 board looks to make public participation rules for meetings less confusing
Nov 30, 2021 3:41 PM - St. Charles Unit District 303 board members want to make it easier for residents to understand the district's rules regarding public participation at meetings.
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District 211 superintendent's newsletter gets a reboot
Nov 30, 2021 10:27 AM - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211's longtime Superintendent's Newsletter has gone digital. -
Top Suburban Teacher: Arlington Heights teacher's family experience shaped passion for language learners
Nov 30, 2021 6:00 AM - Beth Hornberg speaks Spanish fluently, which puts her right at home in her classroom at Greenbrier Elementary School in Arlington Heights, where she teaches as many as 40 students who collectively speak 19 different languages. -
CLC begins work on $89 million Advanced Technology Center in Gurnee
Nov 30, 2021 10:24 AM - Work is underway to convert a former Lowe's store at Rollins Road and Grand Avenue in Gurnee into the College of Lake County's first Advanced Technology Center, which school officials say is positioned to provide 40% of the county's skilled labor force in the next five years.
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