Elgin Schools
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U-46 teachers urge district to reconsider breakfast programAug 11, 2014 5:30 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 teachers are trying to revive a special program that fed students a free breakfast in their classrooms. The district in June discontinue...
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U-46 launches campaign to improve attendanceAug 11, 2014 1:01 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 has launched a campaign to improve student attendance rates. Student attendance for the 2013-14 school year was at 94.3 percent. On aver...
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Hanover Park man ditches convenience for franchiseAug 11, 2014 1:00 am - Humza Khan of Hanover Park loves buildings. He loves what you may not notice, like the ceiling, the floor plans, the color and the design. So it's no surprise that the ...
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ECC to give backpacks full of help to needy students SaturdayAug 07, 2014 5:30 am - Elgin Community College and its partners will give away thousands of backpacks filled with school supplies and food to students in need Saturday during the college's fif...
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Parent volunteers needed for U-46 leadership eventsAug 06, 2014 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 is looking for qualified parent volunteers to join the 2013-14 African-American Parent Leadership Institute or the Hispanic Parent Leader...
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U-46's Torres excited about IMSA's visionAug 05, 2014 5:00 am - Torres explains why he's leaving the state's second-largest school district
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Man convicted of 2005 Aurora murder seeks juvenile courtAug 05, 2014 1:01 am - A Sudanese immigrant whose 35-year prison sentence for fatally shooting an Aurora woman recently was overturned wants his case returned to juvenile court - a move that t...
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U-46's Torres headed to Illinois Math and Science AcademyAug 01, 2014 1:01 am - José Torres is stepping down as superintendent of Elgin Area School District U-46 to become the president of Aurora-based Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. Torre...
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10 big things from Torres' tenureAug 01, 2014 1:01 am - In Jose Torres' six-year tenure, he started new programs, supported minority student initiatives and helped settle a divisive lawsuit that started before he arrived in E...
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Elgin mayor: Torres' resignation doesn't end his community involvementAug 01, 2014 1:01 am - Despite Jose Torres' resignation from superintendent of U-46, he will remain an important asset to the Elgin community, Mayor David Kaptain said Friday. Kaptain said Tor...