Algonquin Schools
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District 300 charter school operator accused of discriminationJul 08, 2013 5:00 pm - A former principal at Cambridge Lakes Charter School in Pingree Grove accused school operators of discrimination when they fired her in October 2011. The Illinois Depart...
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New law: Schools must conduct drills to prepare for shootersJul 02, 2013 4:57 pm - Cary-Grove High School officials got a lot of flak last winter over their decision to hold a safety drill for students and staff members that included the sounds of gunf...
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Dist. 300 teens fight cancer through RelayJul 01, 2013 11:35 am - Hannah Rice got a team together to participate in Community Unit District 300’s Relay For Life three years ago. She was a freshman at Carpentersville’s Dundee-Crown High...
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Former Burlington schools chief loved the classroomJun 29, 2013 6:12 pm - In most cases, when a school superintendent steps down, it’s to retire, hit the golf course and celebrate the Golden Years. For Edward E. Stock, it was time to return h...
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Dist. 300’s Oak Ridge students to get new homeJun 27, 2013 5:28 pm - Some students in Community Unit District 300 go to school in trailers. They don’t have a gym or an auto program. Their classrooms don’t have the capacity for full biolog...
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Dist. 300 administrators see bigger raises than some teachersJun 27, 2013 2:00 pm - Administrators in Community Unit District 300 will get a bigger raise than some teachers next year, based on the intricacies of teacher salary schedules. School board m...
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Special Talents America winner releases singleJun 24, 2013 8:00 am - When Breanna Alyssa Bogucki, a 15-year-old high school student with autism, took the stage during the four-state Special Talents America competition last November in Nap...
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Why $25,000 in food on Batavia school charge cards?Jun 19, 2013 4:30 am - It wasn't the more than $1 million in purchases that caught Carl Dinwiddie's eye, but rather the nearly $25,000 in food costs tucked among all the spending. After reques...
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A new generation of directors leads CTE in ‘iSing’Jun 18, 2013 11:18 am - When Allison Cherry stepped onto the Children’s Theatre of Elgin stage in 1992 as a second grader, she never dreamed that she would one day end up running the show. But...
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Suburban districts spend $320,800 opposing online charter school planJun 17, 2013 5:15 am - The appeal process for a proposed suburban virtual charter school was cut short last week — but not before 18 suburban school districts spent more than $320,800 in legal...