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Educator shortage hits home
From teachers forgoing prep periods to fill in for absent coworkers to substitutes being moved from one school to another 15 minutes before the day starts, the most recent COVID…
Read MoreWaterloo School Board adapts to times
From stopping potential spread to food distribution issues, much of the Dec. 13 Waterloo School Board meeting was spent discussing weathering yet another pandemic storm. In keeping with the county’s…
Read MoreOpportunities on horizon for Columbia students
A lot of ground was covered during a brief Columbia School Board meeting Thursday night. Columbia School Superintendent Chris Grode addressed a viral TikTok school shooting “trend” that caused school…
Read MoreSchool Report Card data doesn’t tell full story
More data is gradually being added to the Illinois State Report Card, but local school officials are saying there is more to the story than just these numbers alone. The…
Read MoreTeachers file COVID lawsuit
Waterloo has just been named in another lawsuit regarding COVID-related school mandates, but this time school staff are the plaintiffs. Thomas DeVore, an attorney who is bringing several COVID-precaution lawsuits…
Read MoreColumbia School Board talks taxes and more
This month’s Columbia School Board meeting prompted a handful of discussion topics, with potential district growth and Illinois Association of School Board resolutions taking up the majority of the meeting. …
Read MoreICS girls introduced to engineering
Engineering has long been a male-dominated profession, and the most recent census data shows females comprised only 27 percent of those in STEM careers even though they made up nearly…
Read MoreMore than just a job fair at WHS
After the final bell of the day rang Monday, Waterloo High School’s cafeteria was full of students and businesses, each set up at their own decorated tables, looking to find…
Read MoreCOVID balancing act for health department, schools
As state orders stress the importance of in-person education while also imposing many COVID restrictions, schools and local health departments are navigating how to limit the spread of the disease…
Read MoreWaterloo schools ‘sock it’ to cancer
This year, Rogers Elementary, Gardner Elementary and Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic School raised the most money they ever have through the Kellsie’s Hope Foundation’s Sock it to Childhood Cancer…
Read MoreMixed bag for Waterloo School Board
Masks, vaccines and taxes were topics at Monday night’s Waterloo School Board meeting, with the board, building administrators and public gathering in the Gardner Elementary cafeteria. COVID chatter Prior to…
Read MoreWaterloo Diversity Club creates a safe space
With colorful flags and attire, the Waterloo High Diversity Club walked in the school’s Homecoming parade for the first time since its 2016 inception, and they were welcomed with candy…
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