Deerfield Schools
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U-46 panel calls for boundary changesJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 should consider changing its attendance boundaries and closing a school to shift students from more crowded to less crowded schools, the ...
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School districts may share resourcesJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - Two local elementary school districts are considering sharing the services of a financial expert in a pact officials say could benefit both. Oak Grove School District 68...
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Students, teachers say farewell to old May Whitney schoolJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - The mascot of the old May Whitney Elementary School in Lake Zurich was propped up outside the school Wednesday morning, as parents, children, former students and teacher...
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U-46 budget difficulties continueJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - Counting on state funding to come through hasn’t been a winning bet for public school districts during the past couple years. So it should come as no surprise that Elgin...
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Hard truths at D-220 legislative lunchJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - If Barrington Unit District 220 officials thought state legislators were putting them in a difficult budgeting position every year only because they didn’t understand th...
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Jazz ensemble to headline Harper dinner and jazz concertJun 07, 2011 11:00 pm - Erin Blanchette, a 2011 graduate of Fremd High School, Palatine, will be featured as a guest jazz vocalist, along with the Ken Spurr Jazz Ensemble and the Harper Jazz La...
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How many Native American tribes are in the U.S.?Jun 07, 2011 12:00 am - People have lived in the Americas for thousands of years. Within the U.S., there are 562 Native American tribes. The largest are Navajo, Cherokee and Sioux. More than 3 ...
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Name change for Elgin’s Crosby Street?Jun 07, 2011 12:00 am - A block-long street named for an Elgin lawyer in the late 1800s may soon refer to a different history. Elgin City Council members will hold a public hearing Wednesday t...
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'The Judge' was an Elgin, Kane institutionJun 06, 2011 1:00 am - Years ago, if you wanted to run for countywide office in Kane County, you'd first have to see “The Judge.” But it didn't mean going to the courthouse. It meant visiting ...
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Elgin’s U-46 to unveil new-look report cardsJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - “Talks too much in class.” “Contributes frequently to class discussions.” Those are the kind of formulaic phrases parents are used to seeing on elementary school report ...