Batavia Schools
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Veterans honor two District 300 teachersMar 17, 2010 11:00 pm - St. Patrick's Day was a lucky day for Community Unit District 300. Two of the district's teachers won a statewide award recognizing their efforts to promote citizenship ...
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How much could salary cuts save U-46?Mar 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Nearly 25 percent of employees in Elgin Area School District U-46 are out of a job next year unless one of two things happen. The state's funding picture could, theoret...
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Equity, finances key for next Dist. 300 chiefMar 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Employees rarely get to pick their next boss, but staff in Community Unit District 300 got the chance to at least influence that decision at a Wednesday forum. Glenview-...
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U-46 teachers' contract bargaining dates setMar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Five contract negotiation sessions have been set with Elgin Area School District U-46 and its teachers union, members learned in a recent e-mail. Bargaining dates are s...
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Legendary Dundee-Crown environmental teacher retiringMar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Gary Swick wheels a cart down the empty halls of Dundee-Crown High School, collecting used bottles, discarded newspapers, crumpled love notes, aluminum cans - all the th...
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West Aurora District 129 lays off 105Mar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - West Aurora School District 129 laid off 105 full-time certified workers, mostly teachers, Monday night. Due to a budget deficit and an anticipated reduction in state fu...
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Woman's Club offers new take on 'Sleeping Beauty'Mar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - With a special contemporary twist on an old favorite, the Aurora Junior Woman's Club is wide-awake and working hard on their 51st annual theater production. This year's ...
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Time to get serious on school fundingMar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - By this time, no one can be too surprised to hear that another school district is facing painful staffing cuts in order to address a budget disaster. It's a theme that h...
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Tri-Cities briefsMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Drugs presentation in Geneva Parents are invited to a Wednesday presentation on youth development and addiction. Dan Davis, executive director and cofounder of Yo...
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U-46 teacher who recovered from in-school stabbing laid offMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Carolyn Gilbert isn't the type to make waves. After she was attacked by a 16-year-old student with a knife in January 2008, she lost her right eye, endured several surge...