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Schools superintendent Fred Heid said he unable to make a decision as of Friday if schools will open on Monday.

Polk County Schools hired 60 teachers from all over the world to help fill vacancies they couldn't otherwise. It's part of a teacher exchange program where educators are provided housing and employed under J-1 visas.

School leaders statewide say no to standardized tests this spring Elgin Area School District U-46 is among more than 600 school districts statewide seeking a waiver on standardized tests this spring because of pandemic constraints. Courtesy of Elgin Area School District U-46 Tony Sanders Updated 3/1/2021 6:37 AM Teaching students in a constantly evolving environment of remote and hybrid in-person instruction, while ensuring they don't regress in learning, is challenging enough for schools. Adding the stress of administering standardized tests with pandemic constraints isn't th...

Updated 2/19/2021 6:42 AM Getting students back into schools for full-time instruction is an ambitious goal school administrators have been struggling with since the start of the pandemic. Several suburban superintendents weighed in this week on President Joe Biden's pledge to reopen a majority of K-8 schools for in-person learning five days a week by the end of his first 100 days in office, which is April 30. They say that while it's a good idea in theory, there are practical and logistical challenges.   Among the hurdles are parents' hesitancy with sending children to school amid a pandemi...

Updated 1/13/2021 5:53 AM Some suburban school districts went back to in-person learning after the winter break, and more will be doing so in the coming weeks, some with added tools such as COVID-19 testing for staffs. Students in Palatine Township Elementary District 15 and Oak Grove Elementary District 68 were back last week after a pause for all-virtual learning between Thanksgiving and winter break. Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 restarted with a hybrid learning model Monday.   Barrington Area Unit District 220, whose students had all-virtual learning this school year with t...