Sleepy Hollow Schools
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Area schools make sure homeless get an education, funded or notJul 25, 2009 11:00 pm - It could be 11 o'clock on a Friday night. A family dinner. Patty Briones always, always has her phone nearby. The homeless services secretary for Carpentersville-based C...
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St. Charles soldier returns home after a year in AfghanistanJul 24, 2009 11:00 pm - U.S. Army Sgt. Thomas Horvath knew his homecoming from Afghanistan would involve a limo ride, but otherwise he didn't expect much fanfare. Boy, was he in for a surprise...
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U-46 names new principals, administratorsJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 named a slew of new principals and administrators this week. Myrna Burgos, the former principal of Sheridan Elementary in Elgin, will mov...
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State cuts will hit District 300 hardJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Once described by a parent as the jewel of Community Unit District 300, a school for at-risk preschoolers in the Carpentersville area may need a large infusion of cash t...
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Soldiers homecoming planned on Monday in StreamwoodJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - After spending eight months deployed in Afghanistan, members of an Elgin-based Illinois Army National Guard unit will arrive home Monday, and the community is invited to...
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Torres sounds off out eastJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Superintendent Jose Torres spent this past weekend speaking to reporters far outside of Elgin Area School District U-46's geographic area. The Hechinger Institute on Edu...
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New student theater group to take the stage with 'Charlie Brown'Jul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - You would think that America's most lovable and insecure loser wouldn't be one for musicals, particularly being the lead singer in one. But Charlie Brown and the rest of...
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School funding cuts affect local districts differentlyJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Disabled and minority students, and efforts to improve reading will be hurt most in area school districts after budget cuts imposed by the Illinois State Board of Educat...
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U-46 superintendent turns down raise, encourages other to follow suitJul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 Superintendent Jose Torres has turned down his recent raise and is recommending that other nonunion employees and district administrators...
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Why'd he do it? And what does this mean for other U-46 employees?Jul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - So Jose Torres, Elgin Area School District U-46's superintendent, decided to send back his $8,140 raise. Why? And what implications does it have for the thousands of oth...