Port Barrington Schools
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Cary D26 candidates talk savingsMar 31, 2011 12:00 am - Candidates in the race for Cary Elementary District 26 know that there is much work to be done to keep the district’s finances in the black. While the candidates agree c...
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District 300, union begin contract talksMar 29, 2011 12:00 am - Negotiations between the Community Unit District 300 school board and LEAD 300, the union representing more than 1,200 teachers in the district, began this week with bot...
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Wave of pink-slips comes amid state education reform discussionMar 29, 2011 12:00 am - Last week, when the Carpentersville-based Community Unit District 300 school board voted to send layoff notices to more than 360 of the district's least experienced teac...
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D47 hopefuls satisfied for the most partMar 24, 2011 12:00 am - When it comes to preparing students in Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 for high school, candidates in the upcoming school board election say the district is doing a ...
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Algonquin teen snowboards for USAMar 24, 2011 12:00 am - Kirby Kelly has an unusual life for a teenager. The Algonquin native spends weeks at a time away from her family, either training in Colorado with her snowboarding team,...
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District 300 board approves 363 layoffsMar 23, 2011 2:00 am - The chanting, cheering, booing and impassioned pleas of parents, teachers and students in Community Unit District 300 failed to sway board members who narrowly passed 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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Dundee-Crown students walk out to protest cutsMar 22, 2011 12:00 am - Hundreds of students at Dundee-Crown High School in Carpentersville staged a walkout Tuesday morning to protest proposed budget cuts that include teacher layoffs and cur...
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Dist. 300 closer to massive layoffs, cutsMar 22, 2011 12:00 am - A plan to reorganize middle and high schools in Community Unit District 300 narrowly moved from the discussion phase, with the board voting 4-3 to take action on the pro...
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Cary school district approves teacher layoffsMar 21, 2011 12:00 am - With the deadline fast approaching for notifying teachers of layoffs, the Cary District 26 school board approved cutting 14½ full-time positions. The cuts now make way f...