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IUN students tap into resources, relaxation at new Success Center
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (646+ words) Indiana University Northwest junior Noah Miller, of Hobart, sees multiple possibilities in the university's new Student Success Center. Although it's been open since January, IU President Pamela Whitten snipped the ribbon on the student-centered initiative on the third floor of…...
Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills schools open registration for popular summer program
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (420+ words) Registration for Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills District 181s popular summer program is open for district residents and opens April 7 for non-residents. Registration closes at 2 p. m. April 17. As has been the case in the past, the summer program is parent funded via a registration fee....
Discipline for student walkouts: Southland administrators call it "a tough situation
2+ week, 14+ hour ago (732+ words) When District 218 Superintendent Josh Barron learned students planned to leave the three high schools he oversees in protest of the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign, he said he had grave concerns surrounding safety. "There's been a lot more protesting in…...
Thomas Jefferson Middle School students plan Valparaiso walkout
2+ week, 1+ day ago (717+ words) Thomas Jefferson Middle School students in Valparaiso plan a walkout April 1 to protest the Trump administration's actions and policies. The students plan to walk to Fairgrounds Park, eighth-grader Corey Caristi said. Principal Mark Maudlin didn't want the students to cross…...
Column: Governor needs to shake up DCFS
2+ week, 5+ day ago (832+ words) With income tax day less than a month away, we might consider withholding that part of our bills that fund the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Time for a tax protest aimed squarely at DCFS. That's because those…...
Column: Quickly-growing Fox Valley nonprofit filling in gaps in foster care system
3+ week, 4+ day ago (640+ words) There was no shortage of energy or passion at the fifth annual Called to Care Foundation Charity Dinner & Auction Saturday evening in Yorkville. The 321 guests who packed Whitetail Ridge Golf Club were more than pumped from the punchy, up-tempo music…...
Gary leaders say education is priority at mayor's UNCF breakfast
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (466+ words) As a product of the Gary Community School Corp. , Gary Mayor Eddie Melton said he's dedicated to supporting the school system. "We only talk about how our young people are the leaders of tomorrow, but the reality is they are…...
Column: "Dear Rhoda" is a love story in letters set in roaring 1920s Chicago
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (659+ words) When was the last time you wrote a letter? Not a text. Not a tweet. But a real, ink on paper letter? It is the work of Donna Russell and David Ranney. It had a staged reading in May 2015 and…...
Young kids missed the pandemic's school disruptions. Their reading scores are still behind.
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (458+ words) WASHINGTON " When COVID-19 wrought havoc on society in early 2020, today's youngest schoolchildren were infants or yet to be born. Now in their early school years, researchers are beginning to see how the pandemic years have shaped their education, even though…...
Australia grants asylum to 5 members of the Iranian women's soccer team
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1021+ words) GOLD COAST, Australia " Australia granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women's soccer team who were visiting the country for a tournament when the Iran war began, a government minister said Tuesday. The announcement followed days of urging by…...