{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"DEC Signal","title":"School Is Back — And It's Off to a Great Start","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":279,"description":"School is back in District 65 — and the first week was something worth celebrating. DEC President Kelly Post joined Interim Superintendent Dr. Eric Witherspoon and Jose Lema to visit all 17 District 65 schools during institute days, witnessing firsthand the pride educators bring to their work. On Monday night, all 17 principals came before the board to share first-week celebrations: 84 new students at Nichols, Miss Phipe named a national teacher of the year award winner, Washington's bilingual STEP program expanding to fourth grade, Lincolnwood welcoming a third of its student body as new families — many of them former Kingsley Comets — with circles and care. DEC's message to the board was simple: come into the schools. See what is happening in classrooms. The daily work of District 65 educators is the heartbeat of this community — and it deserves to be witnessed. The harder conversations about the budget and superintendent search are ahead. This week, the good news gets to land.\nDEC Signal is produced by the District 65 Educators' Council in partnership with The Signal Lab.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4dpw7RBHzCZV9m8bRgQqk1hRg6JTvaH5e2fWUWq3p1A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85MjBk/MDkwODk5NmY1YzRm/YzgyODY2MzQ1ODNl/N2JjYS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}