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Learn about Henry VIII and the ‘divorce that changed the world’ at MCC Speaker SeriesApr 15, 2024 10:44 am - Learn about Henry VIII and the ‘divorce that changed the world’ at an MCC Speaker Series program Thursday, April 18.
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Eyes to the sky: How schools are using Monday’s solar eclipse as teaching momentApr 07, 2024 11:33 pm - First, don’t look up! At least not without proper protective eyewear. That’s among the lessons suburban schools are imparting to students for viewing Monday’s total solar...
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‘We’re going to D.C. this year’: Cary 7th grader wins McHenry County spelling beeApr 01, 2024 1:14 pm - Evan Cochrane of Cary, who attends Immanuel Lutheran School in Crystal Lake, won the McHenry County Regional Office of Education 2024 Spelling Bee and will go on to the national competition in Washington, D.C. in May.
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MCC students, alum team up to create, sell pale ale from hops grown on MCC farmMar 29, 2024 5:38 am - The Center for Agrarian Learning at McHenry County College and Holzlager Brewery in Woodstock have teamed up to create the “Agrarian Pale Ale,” a refreshing brew featurin...
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District 211 school board approves 5-year teachers contract without dissentMar 22, 2024 7:47 pm - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 school board members approved a new five-year teachers contract Thursday by a 5-0 vote. Members Curtis Bradley and Tim McGowa...
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‘Our hearts are shattered’: Archdiocese to close St. Bede SchoolMar 21, 2024 8:15 pm - Despite a successful fundraising effort launched by a 17-year-old former student, St. Bede School in Ingleside will close at the end of the school year. The Rev. George K...
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Sportsmanship is the big prize at this suburban basketball tourneyMar 17, 2024 8:39 pm - The Chicago Area Alternative Education League brought its version of March Madness to Arlington Heights this weekend. But there was a method to the madness — the goal of...
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Equal education, unequal pay: Why is there still a gender pay gap in 2024?Mar 15, 2024 11:17 am - Not even education can close the pay gap that persists between women and men, according to a recent U.S. Census Bureau report. Whether women earn a post-secondary certif...
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Rotary Club of River Cities offering scholarships to graduating seniorsMar 13, 2024 9:57 am - The Rotary Club of River Cities has announced the opening of applications for two $1,500 scholarships for graduating seniors who are residents of Des Plaines, Mount Prosp...
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How Golden Apple finalist Amy Wacker fosters inclusivity in the classroomMar 11, 2024 8:52 am - Amy Wacker, third-grade teacher at Tripp Elementary School in Buffalo Grove and Golden Apple finalist, says her favorite part about teaching is seeing the smiles on stude...
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