Northbrook Schools
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6-year-old's cookbook idea helps raise $20,000 to feed the hungryJan 26, 2010 10:00 pm - Carson Pazdan of Barrington may only be in kindergarten, but already he likes to experiment in the kitchen. Most nights, he helps his mother Alyssa make dinner. "I love ...
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Dist. 26 mulls dropping neighborhood schools for grade-level centersJan 25, 2010 10:00 pm - District 26 officials have answered 360 written questions about grade-center schools, but questions still linger for some parents. "The school board is only looking at o...
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On first time voting, my pick is SealsJan 25, 2010 10:00 pm - Today, I was given the privilege of meeting the candidates for the 10th Congressional District at my school, Adlai E. Stevenson High School. While I knew that I was goi...
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Ex-Dist. 207 superintendent Morris: I didn't mismanageJan 24, 2010 10:00 pm - As the former superintendent of District 207, I have read and heard accusations that the current financial crisis in District 207 is the result of mismanagement that occ...
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SCUBA program buoys local high school studentsJan 23, 2010 10:00 pm - It's 9 a.m. on a Saturday, the first full weekend for Larkin High School students after winter break. Junior Marcus Sanford would normally be sleeping in, but today he's...
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District 15 financial future bleak, but union members get raisesJan 22, 2010 10:00 pm - Five-year financial projections show Palatine Township Elementary District 15's operating fund balance shrinking from a healthy $51 million to nearly $7 million in the r...
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Students protest outside Maine South against District 207 cutsJan 22, 2010 10:00 pm - More than 50 Maine Township High School District 207 students chanting "Save our teachers; use our reserves" protested Friday afternoon outside Maine South High School i...
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Local superintendents react to 'Race' proposal with skepticism, questionsJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - This week's announcement that President Obama is requesting another $1.35 billion to expand the Race to the Top federal education competition might, on the surface, seem...
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District 21 faces larger classes, no extracurricular activitiesJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Facing a possible deficit of $12 million, one Wheeling school district may drastically increase class sizes and cut all extracurricular music and athletic programs next ...
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Unidentified staffer resigns from Wheeling High SchoolJan 20, 2010 10:00 pm - A staff member at Wheeling High School has resigned over an unspecified "concern" that was brought to the attention of the high school administration, a District 214 off...