Elgin Schools
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Lower income equals lower test scores in our schoolsJun 22, 2015 5:00 am - A Daily Herald and WBEZ analysis shows the devastating effect of poverty in Illinois classrooms
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Elburn church names Jeremy Fairve as scholarship winnerJun 21, 2015 11:00 pm - Community Congregational Church of Elburn is proud to announce that Jeremy Fairve is the winner of our scholarship, which he was awarded June 14. It is open to youth who...
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U-46 develops 3-year plan for technology upgradesJun 21, 2015 8:00 am - U-46 sets guidelines for technology in classrooms
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Educator in Des Plaines named global learning fellowJun 20, 2015 7:00 am - • The NEA Foundation recently named Anne Beranek, a physical education teacher at Iroquois Community School, Des Plaines, as a 2015 NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellow...
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More suburban Latino students taking, scoring higher on AP testsJun 20, 2015 1:00 am - Four years ago, Jaylean Gavina didn't expect to attend college. After all, only one of her parents even finished high school. Gavina, 18, a recent graduate of Larkin Hig...
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A district-by-district look at AP assistance programsJun 20, 2015 1:00 am - Suburban school districts offer a variety of interventions and programs to increase participation in Advanced Placement exams, which for Latinos has more than quadrupled...
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Why local educators want statewide AP standardJun 20, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois does not have a statewide standard for receiving college credit from the College Board Advanced Placement exam. Suburban educators are pushing for one so studen...
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Elgin U-46 board member wants to expand group beyond Latinos and blacksJun 18, 2015 5:30 am - An Elgin Area School District U-46 school board trustee's call for a leadership institute for all district parents - not just Latinos and blacks - is being criticized by...
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Anti-bullying schoarship's creator among three honored as 'Great Citizens' by Hoffman EstatesJun 18, 2015 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates Mayor Bill McLeod this week honored three area residents with the village's Great Citizen award for their positive contributions to the community. Palati...
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St. Charles loses teacher in auto accidentJun 18, 2015 1:00 am - The St. Charles school community will gather to mourn the loss of a teacher beloved for the lasting impressions he left on his students. T.J. Sportsman, 34, a gym teach...