All Stories from October 31, 2013 (Change date)
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Dist. 203 Kennedy students learn of JFK through his wordsOct 31, 2013 5:30 am - Who was John Kennedy? Ask a middle schooler two generations removed from our 35th president, and you might get a range of answers about the man who died from an assassin...
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Report cards show achievement gains at Lake County high schoolsOct 31, 2013 5:30 am - Lake County high schools made strides in the past academic year — some significantly — in results from the state's annual standardized test given to juniors. Officials s...
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Some DuPage schools keep more scores above new benchmarksOct 31, 2013 5:30 am - Tougher standards, questions lead to drops in report card successes
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Elgin event was sparked by Newtown, Conn., shootingOct 31, 2013 5:30 am - Last December’s tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., sparked conversations across the country about violence prevention. One of those conve...
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Despite hurdles, some Northwest suburban high schools trending upwardOct 31, 2013 5:30 am - They're not typically among the highest performers, but several high schools in the Northwest suburbs have shown marked improvement on standardized testing, according to...
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Easy revamps for healthier pizza nightOct 31, 2013 5:30 am - When I’m talking to kids and ask them to name a food that isn’t so healthy to eat, they almost always respond with pizza as one of the top three foods. When I’m talking ...
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Report card shows huge dips, some gains across Fox ValleyOct 31, 2013 5:30 am - Despite a significant drop in test scores, administrators at Fox River Grove Elementary District 3 are happy the tiny district's roughly 500 students are doing far bette...
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Voila! Brooklyn backdrop suits Gaultier exhibitOct 31, 2013 5:30 am - NEW YORK — Jean Paul Gaultier can barely contain his enthusiasm to be in Brooklyn. Make that his enthusiasm for New York. And life, in general. In a single conversation,...
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'Free Birds' serves up helping of funOct 31, 2013 5:30 am - Finally, there's a movie vegetarian parents can enjoy with their impressionable offspring. The animated adventure "Free Birds" follows a couple of modern-day turkeys who...
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Mediocre 'Diana' no royal romantic treatOct 31, 2013 5:30 am - Let's start with the relatively good news: "Diana," a new biopic about the last two years of Princess Diana's life, is not nearly as horrendous as some of the reviews in...