Articles filed under Round Lake Unit District 116
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How controversy has changed the way Columbus' story is taught in schools
Oct 11, 2021 6:11 AM - For generations, students in American elementary schools were taught Christopher Columbus "sailed the ocean blue" to discover America in 1492. But with growing controversy, lessons about Columbus are much more nuanced today in suburban classrooms, at least in the higher grades. -
Why some suburban school districts have a bus driver shortage and how they're adjusting
Sep 2, 2021 6:15 AM - Suburban school districts are being hit by a nationwide shortage of school bus drivers, exacerbated by an unrelenting COVID-19 pandemic that has created a scarcity of workers in many areas of the economy. Here's what's being done about it. -
Editorial: The suburbs' quiet little secret of poverty
Aug 24, 2021 1:00 AM - In this editorial, the Daily Herald commends officials in Round Lake Area Unit District 116 for hosting a program designed to help suburban residents understand the realities of poverty. -
Round Lake school's simulation aimed to show teachers, community effects of poverty
Aug 21, 2021 11:22 AM - After a Round Lake Area District 116 middle school took part in a social experiment simulating living in poverty, some participants left with tears and frustration over the challenges facing impoverished families and students. -
'We all want kids to be safe': With reopening coming, school leaders want guidance from state
Jul 1, 2021 12:05 PM - With the 2021-22 school year officially beginning today, suburban school superintendents still are scratching their heads about how to resume fully in-person classes this fall without a relaxation of state COVID-19 guidelines for social distancing and quarantining in schools. -
28 Round Lake High seniors honored for foreign language proficiencyMay 14, 2021 2:40 PM - More than two dozen Round Lake High School seniors have been honored for demonstrating a high level of proficiency in English and in one or more foreign languages.
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Round Lake District 116 will have hybrid summer school classes
Apr 20, 2021 7:22 PM - Round Lake Unit District 116 will offer a hybrid summer learning program focusing on math and literacy for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. -
Round Lake 116 to start hybrid learning Monday
Mar 26, 2021 6:06 PM - Students in Round Lake Area Unit District 116 will begin hybrid instruction model Monday, with a second wave of students beginning April 5. Thirty percent of students opted to return to classrooms part-time for the remainder of the school year, with the rest remaining in fully remote learning. -
Vaccine sites opening for 20,000 Lake County educators, school staffers
Feb 5, 2021 9:41 AM - A directed effort to provide COVID-19 vaccines to Lake County teachers and school employees is underway. -
Dist. 116 board to vote Monday on new deal with teachers unionJan 29, 2021 6:50 PM - The Round Lake Unit District 116 teachers union approved a tentative four-year contract Thursday. It calls for raises averaging 3.75% for next year.
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