Highland Community College Awarded Adult Literacy Grant
With this grant, adult education students are able to increase their reading, writing, math, or English-language skills.
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EDUCATION
HCC Foundation Announces 2020-2021 Scholarship Recipients
Highland distributed approximately $200,000 to Highland students for the 2020-21 academic year with more than 1,284 applications.
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Highland among other regional community colleges to partner with Rockford University to offer degree completion opportunities
The collaboration between the institutions facilitates the easy transfer of credits from Highland Community College to the degree completion program at the PURI School of Business at Rockford University.
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Illinois’ largest teachers unions say they’re willing to strike over reopening plans
Together, the IEA and IFT represent 238,000 employees in public and private schools, colleges, and universities throughout the state.
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Illinois Board Of Higher Education Awards $1.3 Million To Colleges And Universities To Strengthen And Diversify The Early Childhood Workforce
Grants awarded to Joliet Junior College, Lewis University, National Louis University, Quincy University, and Western Illinois University
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FSD 145 Board of Education Hires Interim Assistant Superintendent For Equity
In her new role Dr. Randle will provide leadership to the district in its commitment to provide equal educational opportunities to all students.
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Highland Community College Express Registration July 28
Highland’s campus is observing Phase 4 safety precautions. Visitors are asked to wear face masks and keep safe distance of 6-feet from others.
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FSD 145 Board Approves Plan To Reopen School For Fall Semester 2020-21
The plan to reopen school for the fall semester of the 2020-21 school year.
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Pritzker Defends Mandatory Face Coverings In Schools
State Rep. Darren Bailey of Xenia, who won a victory in Clay County against Pritzker arguing that the governor’s ability under state law to impose emergency rules ended after 30 days, says the governor is once again overstepping his bounds.
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Chicago students will return to school buildings two days a week under tentative fall plan
Pre-kindergarten and some special education students will attend school full-time, most high school juniors and seniors will learn fully online, and all other students will spend two days a week in school buildings, under a tentative plan the district released Friday.
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Gov. JB Pritzker Files Lawsuit Seeking Face Mask Order For Illinois Schools
The action filed late Thursday in Sangamon County Circuit Court by the state attorney general seeks a judge’s approval of Pritzker’s order that schoolchildren, teachers and staff wear coverings over mouths and noses among other measures.
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Highland Spring 2020 Graduates Virtual Commencement Available For Viewing
Highland’s spring class of 2020 had more than 200 graduates.
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Pritzker Issues Stern Warning To School Districts Over Safety Guidelines
The governor said school districts that don’t follow state public health guidance could face lawsuits and other liabilities.
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Highland Safety Precautions for Fall Start July 13
Welcome back employees, students, and visitors to campus as Highland Community College prepares for the fall 2020 semester.
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