Wayne Schools
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Help Project Backpack with school supplies donationJul 01, 2015 11:00 pm - Elgin Community College and its partners are preparing for Project Backpack, a community-based initiative to benefit students in need. Donations of school supplies will ...
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Ten U-46 students win Fox Valley Beaux Arts scholarshipsJul 01, 2015 11:00 pm - Fox Valley Beaux Arts recently showcased its 2015 scholarship winners at Elgin Country Club. For more than 30 years, Beaux Arts has supported the arts in the Elgin Area...
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How do we get more success stories at poor suburban schools?Jun 25, 2015 5:00 am - Can other schools replicate successes highlighted in Generations at Risk series?
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Auxiliary at Sherman Hospital awards scholarships to local studentsJun 24, 2015 11:00 pm - Elgin, Ill. - The Auxiliary of Advocate Sherman Hospital recently awarded five $1,500 scholarships for the upcoming school year. This year's winners included Jacobs High...
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How middle school went from chaos to changing livesJun 24, 2015 5:00 am - Generations at Risk series looks at Streamwood school that demands accountability, doesn't accept excuses
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U-46 develops 3-year plan for technology upgradesJun 21, 2015 8:00 am - U-46 sets guidelines for technology in classrooms
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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...