
School grants backed up two years
COVID-19 interrupts D200 Education Foundation cycle


When Faith Metze was asked last year to choose a Passion Project for her gifted program at Prairiewood Elementary School, the decision was easy based on her volunteer experience with […]




With “a large portion of the staff vaccinated and ready to go,” Woodstock School District 200 expects about 70 percent of students to resume full-time in-school instruction starting April 5. […]

With “a large portion of the staff vaccinated and ready to go,” Woodstock School District 200 will resume full-time in-school instruction starting April 5. Superintendent Mike Moan said a “huge […]



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