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Portage Park Elementary School Holds Peace Rally After Loss Of Two Young Students, Online Threat
PORTAGE PARK â For Isabella, a Reinberg Elementary seventh-grader, peace means âknowing you are safe wherever you are.â. The 12-year-old shared her thoughts about peace while reading an original poem before a crowd of about 700 of her peers during a Friday rally held outside Peter A. Reinberg Elementary School. Last year, the Reinberg community lost one young student to gun violence and another to illness. At the start of this school year, the Reinberg community was shaken again when the school received an online threat.
Olympic track star shows off medals, inspires students at her old South Side high school
A special alum of a South Side high school returned for a visit Friday with some Olympic hardware dangling from her neck. Shamier Little was greeted enthusiastically by students at Lindblom Math and Science Academy in the West Englewood.
Parents look for answers at candidate forum after shock school board resignations
Less than 24 hours after the news broke that the entire Chicago Board of Education planned to resign, more than 40 family members of Chicago Public Schools students filed into Lane Tech College Prepâs auditorium to hear some candidates pitch why they should serve on the cityâs partially-elected school board in January. The previous dayâs revelations were top-of-mind. Many said they decided to ...
CompTIA Spark introduces free high-quality technology curriculum for middle grade classrooms
On World Teachers' Day, the nonprofit organization highlights the importance of middle school teachers, empowers them to teach technology skills. DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Oct. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Responding to a critical gap in technology education, CompTIA Spark has launched free technology curriculum specifically for middle grade classrooms, grades 5-8. It aims to support teachers so that they can teach the critical skills students need to succeed in whatever path they choose. The nonprofit organization worked with educators across the country to develop the curriculum.
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