Category: Education

Free drive-up Wi-Fi hot spots help students’ school work

As schools across the State will remain closed and continue to hold classes online because of the COVID-19 pandemic, State representative Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, encourages students without access to the internet to utilize free drive-up Wi-Fi hotspots to do school work. “E-learning is necessary to educate our students while schools

East Aurora School District 131 plans K-5 iPad distribution

Friday Illinois governor JB Pritzker extended the school building closure through the remainder of the school year, for all Illinois public schools. Although the buildings in East Aurora School District 131 are closed, school remains in session through remote learning. District 131 is launching an enhanced Remote Learning Plan, a

DuPage County sustainable challenge a virtual format for schools

DuPage County and SCARCE (School and Community Assistance for Recycling and Composting Education) have made a transition of their 14th annual Sustainable Design Challenge, previously scheduled in-person for April 21, to a virtual format. The Sustainable Design Challenge encourages students to construct building and landscape models using environmental and water-friendly

Retired teachers offer assistance

Members of the Illinois Retired Teachers Association, a statewide association of retired educators, their families and supporters, are volunteering to help students finish the school year at home. “We want to help students learn,” IRTA president John Flaherty, a former high school and special education teacher, wrote in a news

Schools closed, staying home, extended

By Peter Hancock Illinois residents are being directed to continue staying home, and schools will continue to be closed for on-site instruction through April 30, governor JB Pritzker said Tuesday. Pritzker made that announcement during a news conference Tuesday in Chicago. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 937 new

Voting no on Oswego Community Unit School District 308’s tax hike explained

By Leonard R Wass Please vote no on Oswego Community Unit School District 308’s proposal to increase its limiting tax rate. Here’s why you should vote no: Several years ago it raised $450 Million in construction bonds using “Save the Children” as a slogan. The money was sufficient for new