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Neuqua Valley baseball wins thrilling Regional Semifinal against Yorkville
Neuqua Valley baseball plays host to an IHSA Regional Semifinal against Yorkville. The fifth-seeded Foxes serve as the home team against the twelfth-seeded Wildcats. Neuqua enters after beating St. Charles East, while Yorkville lost to East Moline United. This highlight is sponsored by BMO. Neuqua Valley’s Matt Knapczyk begins his...
Waubonsie Valley senior named as U.S. Presidential Scholar
Waubonsie Valley High School senior Sai Peddainti has been named as a U.S. Presidential Scholar. “I feel an utmost sense of gratitude because this honor also culminates in a sense of pride for our district’s wonderful faculty and resources that provided the rightful growth and leadership within myself today,” said Peddainti.
Oswego East baseball swings past Naperville Central in the regional semifinal
We are at Bolingbrook High School for a baseball regional semifinal as Naperville Central takes on Oswego East in an eight-nine matchup. This highlight is sponsored by BMO. No score after two, so we go to the bottom of the third and Jackson Petsche gets a base hit that puts two on for the Wolves.
Adjunct professor fired by DePaul after optional assignment about war in Gaza, public health
CHICAGO (CBS) -- An adjunct professor was fired from her role at DePaul University, after offering an optional assignment to her students in which she asked them to explore the biological and health impacts Israel's war in Gaza has on Palestinians. Dr. Anne D'Aquino taught Health 194, Human Pathogens and Defense, across from the now torn-down pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the quad."Students were distracted," D'Aquino said. "A lot of them were volunteering at the encampment. A lot of them had friends that were at the encampment." It was a topic that was overall unavoidable, she said. Biochemist and professor Dr. D'Aquino was...
Expanding Community Impact: The Chicago School's Enhanced Stakeholder Engagement
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Chicago Public Schools Out of School Opportunities Community-Student Engagement Continues to Improve
Positive outcomes seen in the CPS Out of School Opportunities show improvements in number of priority students engaged. The Out-of-School Time Project (OST) which operates within the city's Department of Family and Support Services was established to develop a comprehensive support network for after-school programs in Chicago. Initiated in 2006, it was funded by the Wallace Foundation as part of a grant awarded to five cities to build a more robust and enduring public after-school infrastructure. Similar to an industry coalition or nonprofit organization, the Project unites leaders from various after-school providers to offer technical support and professional growth opportunities for all programs.
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