Port Barrington Schools
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Crystal Lake Dist. 155 super to step down in 2012Aug 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Jill Hawk will retire as superintendent of Crystal Lake High School District 155 at the end of the 2011-12 school year, when her contract expires. Hawk, who has led the ...
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Grant High teacher talks about upcoming deploymentAug 29, 2010 11:00 pm - As he prepares to join the war in Afghanistan, Woodstock native Jeff Austin is clear about his mission, and his role with the U.S. Army Reserve. "I am a soldier, plain a...
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ACT scores consistent in Crystal Lake District 155Aug 27, 2010 11:00 pm - ACT scores in Crystal Lake-area high schools largely stayed the same this year, continuing a trend of modest growth or maintenance year after year. Crystal Lake High Sch...
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What's next for Cary parent foundation?Aug 26, 2010 11:00 pm - What seemed like a miracle less than three weeks ago now seems more like smoke and mirrors. On Aug. 9, a group of Cary Elementary District 26 parents offered to save tea...
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Huntley Dist. 158 ACT scores prompt scrutiny of recent gainsAug 25, 2010 11:00 pm - After two straight years of gains, ACT scores at Huntley High School dipped slightly this year, reinforcing the need for targeted test preparation efforts. The high scho...
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Suburban Muslims rush to aid Pakistan flood victimsAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - The catastrophic floods in Pakistan has sent shock waves through Chicago's suburban Muslim communities, who are donating unprecedented amounts of supplies and cash, say ...
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Why is the glass half empty, D300?Aug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Quote from the local paper: "But District 300 school board President Joe Stevens said at the Aug. 9 meeting it is unlikely that money would help pay for additional teach...
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Teacher to Cary Dist. 26 group: 'Don't waste everybody's time'Aug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Two weeks ago, when a group of parents announced their proposal to restore programs and jobs with a $4.3 million grant to Cary schools, Brent Lueck was one of the many t...
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Cary Dist. 26 to study enrollment before another school closingAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - By all accounts, student enrollment in Cary Elementary District 26 will stagnate or decline over the next five years. But District 26 school board members want to be sur...
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Cary-Grove senior among Metra poster contest winnersAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Metra recently honored the winners of its 2009-10 Safety Poster and Safety Essay contests at the regular monthly meeting of its board of directors. In only its fourth ye...