Northbrook Schools
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Grant will help U-46 draw more girls to science, mathAug 21, 2011 12:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 will use a national grant to pilot a program this fall to get more students — particularly girls — interested in science, technology, eng...
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State keyboard push could cut into cursive writingAug 21, 2011 12:00 am - Editor's note: To clarify this story published Aug. 21, state board of education officials said Illinois has never required cursive as part of the elementary curricu...
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CareerPlace offers hope, advice for job seekersAug 19, 2011 12:00 am - CareerPlace is hosting what its leaders are calling “a job seeker conference with a twist” this Labor Day season, promising to provide an “uplifting break from the d...
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New programs, equipment welcome Dist. 300, U-46 studentsAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - Students across Kane and McHenry counties can expect to find more than just new books when they return to school over the next few weeks. District leaders say students w...
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Mead Jr. High celebrates 30 yearsAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - Past and current families, teachers and principals of Margaret Mead Junior High School in Elk Grove Village are being invited back for the 30th anniversary of Schaumburg...
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New conductor joins Elgin Youth Symphony OrchestraAug 17, 2011 1:00 am - The Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra will welcome a new conductor to its ranks for the 2011-2012 season. Andy Masters, of North Aurora, will start as the conductor of the ...
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Geneva leads the way in ACT composite scoreAug 17, 2011 1:00 am - When it came to the class of 2011 and the ACT exam, Larkin and Batavia high schools had a huge increase in composite score. Three other Fox Valley school districts incre...
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D300 sharing fiber optic cable network with othersAug 17, 2011 1:00 am - As Community Unit District 300 builds a fiber-optic cable network connecting its 27 schools, some local communities are finding out they can tap into that resource and s...
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The Why: Experts analyze why Facio stabbed his teacherAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - Angel Facio says he didn’t know he was going to hurt Carolyn Gilbert that cold January day. Committing such a random act is not unusual for teens pushed to the brink, ex...
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Incarceration: Rehabilitation not part of Angel Facio's lifeAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - He'd be taking classes at Elgin Community College by now, he imagines. Angel Facio had always wanted to be a chef. “Eggs con chorizo” were one of the specialties he used...