Illinois’ 2024 Far West Suburbs Regional Teacher of the Year was once a young girl with an uncommon mixed heritage, Russian Jewish and Indian Hindu, searching for belonging in the educational system. Now as a fifth-grade teacher at Georgetown Elementary School in Aurora and with a Ph.D. in education, Rachael Mahmood is encouraging everyone to bring their full, authentic selves to school. .
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When Evanston Township High School junior Mia Darer visited Taiwan for the first time over a year ago, she said it was life-changing. She met family members she didn’t know she had, enjoyed cultural dishes she’d never tried and saw sights she’d never seen. The most memorable part of her “eye-opening” trip, though, were the.
Weekend mornings at Fountain Square are usually quiet, but Saturday was an exception. By 10 a.m., dozens of white tents lined the block from Davis Street to Grove Street with vendors busy setting up their booths for the third annual Umbrella Arts Festival, a celebration of Asian art, performance, food and crafts. Overcast weather did.