Northfield Schools
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Halt Sears tax breakOct 19, 2011 5:00 am - There are more than 21,000 children in District 300, and for the last 23 years they have been figuratively told to sit quietly at the back of the bus while their educati...
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U-46 insider supports D300 fightOct 19, 2011 5:00 am - As a parent with two kids in the U-46 school system, a two-time candidate for the U-46 board of education and a former vice chairman of the U-46 Citizens Advisory Counci...
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Carpentersville, Dundees back District 300 in Sears tax break fightOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - Carpentersville joined East Dundee and West Dundee this week by supporting Community Unit District 300 in its fight against a proposed tax break extension for Sears Hold...
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Conant Booster Club hosts craft fair SaturdayOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - The Conant High School Booster Club will host its 32nd annual craft fair on Saturday, Oct. 22, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the school, 700 E. Cougar Trail, in Hoffman Estat...
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When do tax breaks trump education?Oct 18, 2011 5:00 am - I’m writing to give you a student’s perspective about the issue of the potential extension of Sears tax breaks. To many lawmakers, we are just a number — a statistic if ...
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U-46 lawyers fire back at claims of segregationOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - Attorneys for Elgin Area School District U-46 worked Tuesday to poke holes in the testimony of a former director of the district's English Language Learners program who ...
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Northwest suburban teacher is Art Educator of the YearOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - The Illinois Art Education Association has named Tricia Fuglestad the 2011 Illinois Art Educator of the Year. Fuglestad lives in Hoffman Estates and teaches at Dryd...
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Decorations flap a missed teaching momentOct 17, 2011 5:00 am - I was shocked and amused with your article about the decoration fiasco at Wheeling High School. The Student Council adviser’s upset over removal of potentially dangerous...
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Che not a good role model for studentsOct 17, 2011 5:00 am - Palatine High School has many displays, one of them celebrates “Hispanic month.” As I looked closer, I noticed a T-shirt showing the terrorist Che Guevara. Che was a co...
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School districts are bleeding us dryOct 17, 2011 5:00 am - I would like to take this opportunity to thank those individuals responsible for raising my school taxes. My 2010 property tax bill just arrived. The combined 2010 scho...