Park Ridge Schools
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District 211 candidates talk tenure, teacher evaluationsMar 26, 2011 12:00 am - When money is tight and student learning must meet state and federal standards, teachers need to be judged on performance — tenured or not, say candidates for Palatine-S...
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Bullying on T-shirts must be stoppedMar 26, 2011 12:00 am - Neuqua Valley High School’s administration should hold a “Day of Silence” in support of all victims of bullying. Bullied children have been taking their own lives for ye...
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Streamwood science class meets its pen palMar 25, 2011 12:00 am - One day, as she lectured on the physical sciences, Shephali Bose spotted something one of her students brought to class — a brown, elongated ball with stitching on one s...
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Dist. 214 candidates wary of special tax districtsMar 24, 2011 12:00 am - Even though they have backed the idea in the past, incumbents on District 214’s school board said they are wary of tax increment financing districts. Newcomers looking t...
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Rolling Meadows HS robotics team gets machine shopMar 24, 2011 12:00 am - Motorola Solutions will provide a machine shop on its Schaumburg campus for the WildStang robotics team, the company announced Thursday. The team had been looking for a ...
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With college in sight, minority kids overlook obstaclesMar 23, 2011 12:00 am - Acutely aware and frequently reminded that they are minority students, these Palatine High School kids are far too busy to realize what a select minority of suburban tee...
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Palatine District 15 incumbents running frugal raceMar 23, 2011 12:00 am - The philosophical divide between candidates running for the Palatine Township Elementary District 15 school board is just as prevalent as it was four years ago. The amou...
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U-46 lays off 19; some to be rehiredMar 22, 2011 12:00 am - In a third and final round of layoffs for the current school year, the Elgin Area School District U-46 board voted to release 19 nontenured teachers and support staff Mo...
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Nominate Elgin area women for YWCA honorsMar 21, 2011 2:00 am - The YWCA Elgin will host its 28th annual Leader Luncheon on Thursday, May 12, at The Seville in Streamwood. Now is the time to nominate women from the greater Elgin area...
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Eliminating districts could save billionsMar 20, 2011 6:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn recently floated idea of combining the state’s 868 diffuse school districts into 300 larger districts to help close the state’s $13 billion budget gap. Re...