Deerfield Schools
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Cary Dist. 26 school foundation rescinds $4.3 million offerAug 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Just two weeks after the public first learned of a proposal to save teachers and programs with a $4.3 million grant to Cary schools, the offer is off the table. The Soar...
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Palatine Dist. 15 interim boss discusses moving forwardAug 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Scott Thompson's plan is to act like he's going to be around for a long time. The Palatine Township Elementary District 15 interim superintendent's job will be difficult...
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Des Plaines' Algonquin Middle opens after weeks of uncertaintyAug 22, 2010 11:00 pm - The first half-day of classes for nearly 700 Algonquin Middle School students began without a hitch this morning despite ongoing construction on a portion of the Des Pla...
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District 59's reserves are way out of lineAug 22, 2010 11:00 pm - I just read in the local section of another newspaper that District 59 is balancing its $5.4 million budget shortfall with part of its $100 million in reserve funds. It'...
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Districts ramping up efforts to verify student residencyAug 22, 2010 11:00 pm - In nearly two decades of listening to excuses, private investigator Bill Beitler can easily recall the strangest reason a parent gave for why she knowingly enrolled her ...
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Despite efforts, Dist. 300 ACT scores stagnateAug 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Despite its increased focus on test preparation and college readiness, Community Unit District 300 received disappointing results from the ACT this month. According to t...
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Group admits money for Dist. 26 not in handAug 21, 2010 11:00 pm - A leader of the foundation hoping to bring back teachers and programs with a $4.3 million grant to Cary elementary schools admitted Saturday the group doesn't actually h...
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Scouting Lake County boys golf teamsAug 21, 2010 11:00 pm - ANTIOCH COACH: Jeff Moxley RETURNING GOLFERS: Avery Cielek, Tom Koch, D.J. Komarchuk, Grant Smith, Eric Pasqual, Kevin Boudreau NEWCOMERS: Jessica Poirier OUTLOOK: Ciele...
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Local Marines who died in combat honored in CaliforniaAug 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Two suburban Marines who died in combat last week are being remembered in California, where Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has ordered American and state flags at the capito...
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U-46 improves in ACT math and readingAug 21, 2010 11:00 pm - High school students in Elgin Area District U-46 made gains in math and reading on the ACT, but test scores in science and English dipped slightly over last year's resul...