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As 'dual credit' programs keep growing, it's easier than ever for Illinois high schoolers to earn early college credit (opens the original)
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The number of Illinois high school students earning early college credit through “dual credit” partnerships keeps increasing significantly every year, sometimes saving students thousands of dollars in tuition fees. Earlville High School senior Elizabeth Vasquez knows she goes to a small school. “We're in the middle of nowhere," she says with a laugh. "We're 30 minutes away from the nearest Walmart or McDonald's.” That's not exactly breaking news for the people who live there, but there is a perc
The Amboy High School marching band's quest to take home a trophy that's evaded them for decades | Teachers' Lounge Radio Show (opens the original)
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Our education podcast, Teachers' Lounge is also on the radio. We feature interviews with Illinois teachers and education stories you love, along with exclusive segments, in a monthly, hourlong show on WNIJ. On this episode, we talk with an education power couple! Kelly Mandrell is the superintendent of the Polo Community School District in Ogle County, and her husband, Jon Mandrell, is the new president of Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon. We talk about how they met at Sauk Valley, how Jon
'I don't want my children to be guinea pigs anymore': inside the movement to rethink screentime in Illinois schools (opens the original)
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Illinois just passed a school cellphone ban this year. Now, some schools are also scaling back how much students use laptops. It’s part of a growing, parent-led movement to rethink screens in schools. Like many parents, Julie Hill tried to be intentional about screens when her kids were small. She’s a mom of two in Wheaton. When the pandemic hit, their schools went 1:1, meaning every student was assigned a Chromebook so they could learn at home. It made sense but, over time, it became more of a
She's a superintendent. He's a college president. We talk with an Illinois education power couple. | Teachers' Lounge Podcast (opens the original)
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On Teachers' Louge, we’ve got an education power couple: Kelly Mandrell is the Superintendent of the Polo Community School District here in northern Illinois, and her husband, Jon Mandrell, is the new president of Sauk Valley Community College.
Elgin Community College club supports undocumented students, as court blocks in-state tuition and financial aid (opens the original)
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Sandra Perez says it felt like her world stopped when she heard the news. She’s not undocumented, but her mom is, and a couple of friends are; friends who now have to rethink their college plans. “It was just genuinely like they couldn't stop thinking about what they could do next in order to continue," she said. "Some of them took gap years or stayed away from education, which is also a terrible thing.” Perez is the president of We Rise ECC — a student-led immigrant advocacy club at Elgin Commu
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