South Elgin Schools
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More suburban Latino students taking, scoring higher on AP testsJun 20, 2015 1:00 am - Four years ago, Jaylean Gavina didn't expect to attend college. After all, only one of her parents even finished high school. Gavina, 18, a recent graduate of Larkin Hig...
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A district-by-district look at AP assistance programsJun 20, 2015 1:00 am - Suburban school districts offer a variety of interventions and programs to increase participation in Advanced Placement exams, which for Latinos has more than quadrupled...
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Why local educators want statewide AP standardJun 20, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois does not have a statewide standard for receiving college credit from the College Board Advanced Placement exam. Suburban educators are pushing for one so studen...
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Elgin U-46 board member wants to expand group beyond Latinos and blacksJun 18, 2015 5:30 am - An Elgin Area School District U-46 school board trustee's call for a leadership institute for all district parents - not just Latinos and blacks - is being criticized by...
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St. Charles loses teacher in auto accidentJun 18, 2015 1:00 am - The St. Charles school community will gather to mourn the loss of a teacher beloved for the lasting impressions he left on his students. T.J. Sportsman, 34, a gym teach...
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U-46 board OKs 900 iPads for PARCC prepJun 15, 2015 1:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 students in kindergarten through second-grade classrooms will have new iPads this fall. The U-46 school board Monday night authorized spe...
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Elgin police, fire to conduct active shooter drill at middle school TuesdayJun 14, 2015 1:00 am - Emergency personnel are conducting an active shooter drill Tuesday at Kimball Middle School in Elgin. The training session will involve 200 role players, Elgin Area Scho...
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Records: St. Charles North aid confessed to sex, was investigated before hireJun 12, 2015 1:00 am - A former St. Charles School District 303 employee accused of having sex with a 17-year-old student this year confessed to police after his arrest and also was investigat...
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Images: Daily Herald All-Area Spring 2015 Honorary Team CaptainsJun 11, 2015 8:00 am - See images of Daily Herald All-Area honorary team captains in baseball, softball, girls soccer, and boys volleyball for Spring 2015. ...
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Cunningham caps memorable run at St. Charles EastJun 11, 2015 1:01 am - Darcy Cunningham has a very good soccer memory. She can tell you things about her first soccer match - when she was 4-years-old and she scored 7 goals for her light-blue...