Posts Tagged ‘schools’
School mask issue to go to Supreme Court
After an appellate court declined to rule on a Sangamon County judge’s decision that issued a temporary restraining order against school mask mandates, Gov. JB Pritzker announced he would take…
Read MoreMixed bag on mask optional schools
As local schools are settling into a new “mask optional” policy, mixed reactions are surfacing. The change was a result of Sangamon County Circuit Judge Raylene Grischow issuing a temporary…
Read MoreRuling sparks school changes
With Sangamon County Circuit Judge Raylene Grischow having issued a temporary restraining order regarding Illinois COVID procedures in schools, districts across the state are rethinking tpolicies. Grischow issued her ruling…
Read MoreMonroe County tops 1,000 active COVID cases
Over the weekend, Monroe County’s number of active coronavirus cases, according to the local health department, seemed to have gone down. With Tuesday’s total case count topping 1,000, it is…
Read MoreIndoor mask mandate; vaccines required for educators and health care workers
A statewide indoor mask mandate will take effect starting Monday in Illinois due to a COVID resurgence in recent weeks. In addition, educators and health care professionals will be required…
Read MoreGovernor announces school, long-term care facilities mask mandate
With the Delta variant ramping up across Illinois and the need for in-person instruction being recognized by health departments across the state, Gov. JB Pritzker announced today masks will be…
Read MoreSchools graded on state report card
Monroe County schools either received the same designation or improved on the recently released 2019 Report Cards. This annual resource from the Illinois State Board of Education, available at illiniosreportcard.com,…
Read MoreDespite data, schools not overspending
Numbers don’t lie, but they don’t always tell the whole story. That adage has proven true once again, this time as it relates to spending in local school districts. Valmeyer…
Read MoreSocial media a ‘double-edged sword’ for schools
In a whirlwind world of tweets, emails, text messages and friend requests, school district administrators aim to facilitate learning in an Internet-oriented world. Since the rise of social media platforms…
Read MoreSchools take part in ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
In the past few weeks, social media feeds like Facebook and Twitter have been full of people dumping buckets of ice water over their heads. Actors, musicians, administrators, TV personalities…
Read MoreSpark | Mark’s Remarks
For years, I griped about small talk. Every year, I would cringe when people would ask me the same old questions. “Are you ready for school to start? How was…
Read MoreSequestration may hurt schools, services
That nasty term “sequestration” reared its ugly head March 1, as the deadline for Congress to prevent across-the-board cuts to federal spending passed without an agreement. U.S. Congressman Bill Enyart…
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