Prospect Heights Schools
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Careful district needs referendum fundsMar 24, 2025 4:00 am - Prospect Heights School District 23 has always been careful with money. It has kept a balanced budget while having one of the lowest tax rates in the area. The district p...
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Voters to decide school, mental health, sales tax issuesMar 22, 2025 12:15 pm - From a $140.3 million school construction plan in far western Kane County to establishing a mental-health board in Palatine, voters are being asked to decide a slew of issues in the upcoming election.
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Bill banning cellphone use during class time clears Senate committeeMar 19, 2025 1:48 pm - Legislation that would prohibit public school students from using cell phones and other wireless communication devices during class time cleared a Senate committee Tuesday and could soon be considered by the full Senate.
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Critical investment in futureMar 19, 2025 11:36 am - As president of the Prospect Heights Education Association, I am writing to express our strong support for the upcoming referendum on the ballot this April 1. A “yes” vot...
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District 21 board member steps down after 18 yearsMar 18, 2025 8:55 pm - Longtime Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 board member Staci Allan has resigned, citing her ongoing battle with multiple sclerosis.
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Illinois’ community colleges see nearly 9% spike in spring enrollmentMar 18, 2025 1:14 pm - Enrollment at Illinois community colleges grew to more than 285,000 in the spring semester this year, an 8.9% increase over a year ago and the largest spring-to-spring enrollment increase since the Illinois Community College Board began collecting systemwide data in the late 1990s.
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Referendum is chance to remedy issuesMar 17, 2025 4:00 am - As a teacher in Prospect Heights District 23 for twenty years, I can wholeheartedly say we are committed to helping students succeed and grow. Our schools perform above t...
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Teen chefs turn up the heat during high school culinary competition at Harper CollegeMar 14, 2025 7:08 pm - Competitors from Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 and Northwest Suburban High School District 214 chopped, grated, diced and sauteed their way through a “Chopped”-style cooking competition at Harper College.
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Carrie Devitt: 2025 candidate for Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 boardMar 14, 2025 1:17 pm - Carrie Devitt is one of five candidates running for four seats on the Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 board in the April 1 consolidated election.
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Phil Pritzker: 2025 candidate for Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 boardMar 14, 2025 1:17 pm - Phil Pritzker is one of five candidates running for four seats on the Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 board in the April 1 consolidated election.