Hampshire Schools
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Black belt boss: New Dist. 301 super spills on goals, martial arts movesJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Central Unit District 301 Superintendent Todd Stirn just wrapped up his second week on the job. In between teacher contract negotiations, we sat down with him and asked ...
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Chicago media academy program popular with suburban studentsJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Like many kids, Marc Barrowclift has had a number of different aspirations as he's grown up. The St. Charles native dreamed of being an astronaut. A magician. A comic bo...
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Review finds Huntley schools could quit special ed cooperativeJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Huntley Unit District 158 could save hundreds of thousands of dollars on special education by dropping out of a McHenry County cooperative for students with disabilities...
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State superintendent urges districts to prepare for budget cutsJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - In his weekly newsletter, State Superintendent of Education Chris Koch Tuesday urged teachers and administrators to reach out to their local lawmakers to decry cuts to s...
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Questions surround drowning in Sleepy HollowJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Martha Schneider can't understand how or why her 19-year-old daughter Anna, a certified SCUBA diver, drowned in the family's pool on the Fourth of July. Sleepy Hollow p...
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Sports camp participants gain experience but risk burnoutJul 05, 2009 11:00 pm - On her third day of summer, Catherine Ernst grabbed an entire box of granola bars and left for volleyball camp. The granola bars would serve as breakfast and lunch durin...
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Metea Valley music program strikes first chordJul 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Football season is still a good six weeks away and the Metea Valley Mustangs Marching Band already has mastered the fight song. Not bad for a group of young high school...
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Fall conference addresses domestic violenceJul 04, 2009 11:00 pm - It's not a pleasant thought. A woman has been beaten up by her abusive husband or boyfriend - and doesn't have a safe place to go in an attempt to get away from a danger...
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Report: Good, bad U-46 teachers go unaddressedJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Teachers may not come off assembly lines like Fords. But school districts across the country, including Elgin Area School District U-46, treat them as if they do, one st...
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South Elgin student travels to Capitol to advocate for disease researchJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Andrew Stover, a Clinton Elementary student, traveled to Washington D.C. last week with mom Kim and representatives from the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation. An...