West Chicago Schools
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Aurora high school student to travel to UgandaMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Jose Ramos used to think disappointment was seeing the Cubs lose in the playoffs. But the 16-year-old high school student now knows the distress he'll witness this summe...
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Consultant sees no need for school consolidationMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - West Chicago Community High School District 94 and its three elementary feeder districts are doing such a good job individually that they don't need to merge into a sing...
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U-46 candidates talk mobile classroomsMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Six candidates are seeking three seats on the Elgin Area School District U-46 school board. They are challengers Kevin Echevarria, Gary Percy and Ed Stade, and incumbent...
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Case may determine what taxpayers can know about officials' payMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Whether taxpayers have a right to know how much their school superintendent, city manager, and other contracted government employees earn and what they do ...
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Young athletes celebrate their achievements, Special Olympics-styleMar 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Matthew Colmares was reluctant to climb on the awards stand to receive his first Olympic ribbon. The 4-year-old has autism, so events like the raucous celebration in th...
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Beard contest raises money for cancer researchMar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - It all started as a way to add some fun to the dreary days of February. Ryan Bazon, a math teacher at Willowbrook High School in Villa Park, appropriated an idea he disc...
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Hundreds plead with U-46 board to consider human side of layoffsMar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Hundreds of Elgin Area School District U-46 employees turned out Monday night to implore the board to see the human side of the layoffs it was considering. Less than a w...
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Two new principals named in Naperville District 203Mar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - One familiar face and one newcomer have been selected to head Naperville Unit District 203's two high schools next fall. District officials announced Monday that interim...
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Dist. 204 teachers to get roughly 4 percent raisesMar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Indian Prairie teachers are in line for an average 3.87 percent pay raise in the coming school year, officials said Monday. The raises are part of a tentative one-year c...
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District 200 fight could cost us allMar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - It's our money. Not to mention our kids. That's a short and easy set of priorities for public schools making any decision. But they didn't seem to be the priorities of...