How people with autism and sensory sensitivities are prepping for cicadas
“Things people don’t have to prep for and don’t think are a big deal are real-life issues for us,” said Laura Florek, a Northbrook mom of two young adults with autism.
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“Things people don’t have to prep for and don’t think are a big deal are real-life issues for us,” said Laura Florek, a Northbrook mom of two young adults with autism.
District leaders will join teachers for a lobbying day in the state capital. Critics say the day away from classrooms is inappropriate.
The 6,000-square-foot space features “mummified” and replica dinosaur bones and great learning opportunities for the dino-curious.
The action began around daybreak Tuesday as campus police surrounded the university’s main quadrangle.
In 1963, nearly half of all Chicago students walked out of school to protest segregation and inequity, laying the groundwork for decades of protests to come.
Counter-protesters at DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus reportedly tried to clash with protesters. Sixty-eight protestors were arrested at the School of the Art Institute.
The move is symbolic because CPS has the final say, but offers insight into how a new needs-based approach to distributing money is playing out.
“Fossil wonderland” opens in 6,000-square-foot facility that will also house life-sized 3D renderings of ancient animals and multipurpose areas for community programs.
A breakdown in the financial aid process means students are making one of the biggest purchases of their lives without knowing how much it will cost.
Anti-war protests have swept college campuses in recent weeks as students support Palestinians in Israel’s attacks on Gaza, decry what they call censorship from their universities and call on institutions to divest from weapons manufacturers and companies supporting Israel.