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Golden Apple Surprises Brighton Park Elementary School Teacher with Prestigious Award for Excellence in Teaching
Golden Apple, the leading Illinois nonprofit committed to preparing, honoring and supporting exemplary educators who advance educational opportunities for students, surprised Paloma Salcedo, a fourth-grade teacher at Brighton Park Elementary… Read more
Chicago Public Library & FCB Host Daily Story Time for Children Everywhere
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Public Library (CPL), and the CPL Foundation have partnered to host “Live from the Library,” a daily story time from Chicagoans for children everywhere. The… Read more
Golden Apple sorprende a la maestra de Brighton Park Elementary School con prestigioso premio a la excelencia en la enseñanza
Golden Apple, la principal organización sin fines de lucro de Illinois comprometida a preparar, honrar y apoyar a educadores ejemplares que promueven oportunidades educativas para los estudiantes, sorprendió a Paloma… Read more
Governor’s EO to Help Educator Candidates and Schools
To address the educator shortage that Illinois faces, and a pandemic that has changed the educational experience for all students, Gov. JB Pritzker recently signed Executive Order 2020-31 to help… Read more
City Colleges of Chicago to Award Students in CARES Act Emergency Funds
In an effort to support its students during this pandemic, City Colleges of Chicago is working to award eligible students $12.7 million in federal CARES Act funds. More than 22,000… Read more
IBHE to Use Funding to Improve Early Childhood Education
Knowing that effective, skilled, and diverse early childhood educators are essential to classroom quality, Governor JB Pritzker has awarded the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) $1.3 million in grants… Read more
Teachers Will Get Credit for Remote Learning Transition
The Illinois Education Association (IEA) announced in a video on Facebook on Tuesday that teachers and paraprofessionals can earn Professional Development clock hours for time spent transitioning from in-person learning… Read more
CPS Announces Partnerships with Local Television Stations to Provide Supplemental Educational Enrichment Programming
Chicago Public Schools announced partnerships with WLS, Univision/UniMás, WCIU and WTTW to provide supplemental educational programming to increase the accessibility of enrichment resources for students. Through these partnerships, digital content… Read more
Los Maestros Obtendrán Crédito por la Transición de Aprendizaje Remoto
La Asociación de Educación de Illinois (IEA) anunció en un video en Facebook el martes que los maestros y paraprofesionales pueden ganar horas de desarrollo profesional por el tiempo dedicado… Read more
CPS Increases School Budget, Resources to Advance Equity Throughout District
Following an extensive community engagement effort launched earlier this school year to identify potential opportunities to strengthen school budgeting, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) today released school budgets for the 2020-2021… Read more
