Inverness Schools
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Fremd still sets MSL West standardAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Fremd has turned Mid-Suburban West football into a broken record. That has led to a familiar tune from some coaches in the division after the Vikings set the MSL mark wi...
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Could Dist. 211 teacher evaluations lead to merit pay? Union says noAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - A new evaluation system for teachers in Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 has at least one board member wondering if a merit-based salary scale is on its way ...
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Kids Ink: How do butterflies get color in their wings?Aug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Butterflies use color in ways we are only beginning to understand. The bright orange and black that identifies the migratory Monarch butterfly aren't just solid blocks o...
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New school year in U-46 brings larger class sizes; fewer programsAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Coleman Elementary School Principal Brian Stark knows his is one of the lucky schools in Elgin Area District U-46 that came away relatively unscathed from the massive cu...
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U-46 snafu takes all-day kindergarten away from someAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46's administration of a federal grant to help low-income kindergartners has left some parents and 33 kids feeling out in the cold. Katie Ho...
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District 15 opts to keep referendum on the ballotAug 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Voters will indeed get to weigh in on whether Palatine Township Elementary District 15 should borrow $27 million. Board member Sue Quinn's motion to pull the bond issue ...
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For Stevenson's Kowalski, Mondays are medalist gold minesAug 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Monday, Monday. For the second Monday in two weeks, Landon Kowalski of Stevenson captured medalist honors at the Lake County boys golf invitational, carding a 4-under 67...
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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'...