Carpentersville Schools
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Dist. 158 chief visits Far East on China-sponsored tripJul 19, 2009 11:00 pm - More than 37 years ago, Richard Nixon made a historic and unexpected one-week trip to China, meeting with top Communist Party officials and visiting Beijing, Hangzhou an...
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New Dist. 94 boss looks forward to getting down to workJul 19, 2009 11:00 pm - For the next few months, Lalo Ponce plans to be one of West Chicago Community High School District 94's most enthusiastic students. "I want to listen and learn," he sai...
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Metea Valley High School's culture: Reward good behaviorJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - When it comes to defining a new school's culture, especially a new high school, officials agree the conversation begins and ends with the discipline policy. That's why m...
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Beware of the divebombing blackbirdsJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - When hearing about red-winged blackbirds recently "attacking" patrons coming and going at Andres' Restaurant in Batavia, it provided an answer to something I had been cu...
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D. 211: New math test adds up to college readinessJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 is likely to start giving a new standardized math test to some juniors that could better prepare them for college classes. S...
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Organizers expect heavy turnout at U-46 back to school fairJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - For most local students, the Fourth of July served as the official halfway mark to summer break. But those attending three Elgin Area School District U-46 schools - Chan...
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Tax attorney weighs in on District 3 bond planJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - I wrote last month about how officials in Fox River Grove Elementary District 3 planned to issue bonds to pay for school renovations. Their plan sparked my interest beca...
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More $$ for school safety won't bring back liaison officers to Elgin schoolsJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 may have received another large safety grant, but $459,000 will do nothing to help the reduced number of police liaison officers in Elgin...
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West Chicago teen's death ruled a homicideJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - A 17-year-old West Chicago youth killed while riding as passenger in a DUI crash last month also was under the influence of drugs and alcohol, authorities said Wednesday...
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District 158 weighs options to refinance debtJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Refunding the bonds that paid for the expansion of Marlowe Middle School could cost Huntley Unit District 158 an additional $2.5 million, according to a consultant's ana...