Des Plaines Schools
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Magazine reveals new details about NIU shooterJul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Steven Kazmierczak admired how the gunman at Virginia Tech chained the doors to prevent students from escaping and the plan by two Columbine High School students to crea...
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U-46 study finds shortcomings in middle school instructionJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Large class sizes, inconsistent structure and a lack of technology have left Elgin Area School District U-46 middle school students behind their peers, an internal study...
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Maine West student to attend leaders summit in D.C.Jul 07, 2008 11:00 pm - • Maine West High School student Janet Vargas will attend the Presidential Classroom Future World Leaders Summit July 21-26, in Washington, D.C. The social science depar...
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Hoffman Estates man awarded Silver StarJul 04, 2008 11:00 pm - The sound of Taliban gunfire woke Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Ritenour on an early September morning that would change his life. The Hoffman Estates High School graduate jum...
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No kitchen for Gifford studentsJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Gifford Street Alternative High School won't be getting a kitchen anytime soon. Complications at the 100-year-old downtown Elgin building, including weight restrictions ...
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Four years later with no end in sightJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - This Fourth of July holiday marks another sort of fourth for Elgin Area School District U-46 - the fourth anniversary of the beginning of a costly battle for equal educa...
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Judge cuts deposition limit in U-46 bias caseJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The two sides in the lawsuit accusing Elgin Area School District U-46 of discrimination now may take no more than 35 depositions each, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. Th...
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Neighbors in the NewsJun 30, 2008 11:00 pm - John Hersey High School sophomores Vicky Dapper and Selma Lasker were named recipients of Jiffy Lube's "What Drives You" Scholarship Program. Dapper, the overall Chicago...
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Mobiles still sore spot in Dist. U-46Jun 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 may spend more than $635,000 on a long-promised capital planning and facilities study. A June 10 proposal by Chicago-based architecture, ...
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Tough times mean more hungry kids over the summerJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Hard economic times are stoking a surge in students taking advantage of federally funded summer food programs. "I can tell you that just from the phone calls we receive,...