Woodstock Schools
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Algonquin teen snowboards for USAMar 24, 2011 12:00 am - Kirby Kelly has an unusual life for a teenager. The Algonquin native spends weeks at a time away from her family, either training in Colorado with her snowboarding team,...
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District 300 board approves 363 layoffsMar 23, 2011 2:00 am - The chanting, cheering, booing and impassioned pleas of parents, teachers and students in Community Unit District 300 failed to sway board members who narrowly passed a ...
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With college in sight, minority kids overlook obstaclesMar 23, 2011 12:00 am - Acutely aware and frequently reminded that they are minority students, these Palatine High School kids are far too busy to realize what a select minority of suburban tee...
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Dundee-Crown students walk out to protest cutsMar 22, 2011 12:00 am - Hundreds of students at Dundee-Crown High School in Carpentersville staged a walkout Tuesday morning to protest proposed budget cuts that include teacher layoffs and cur...
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Dist. 300 closer to massive layoffs, cutsMar 22, 2011 12:00 am - A plan to reorganize middle and high schools in Community Unit District 300 narrowly moved from the discussion phase, with the board voting 4-3 to take action on the pro...
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Cary school district approves teacher layoffsMar 21, 2011 12:00 am - With the deadline fast approaching for notifying teachers of layoffs, the Cary District 26 school board approved cutting 14½ full-time positions. The cuts now make way f...
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District 158 OKs 11 layoffsMar 17, 2011 12:00 am - After hearing heartfelt pleas from teachers and parents, and tears from some board members, the Huntley Area District 158 school board voted to eliminate 11 full-time po...
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For Crystal Lake District 47: Fetzner, Gonsiorek, FarrellMar 16, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial board Unlike some of its neighbors in southeastern McHenry County, Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 has managed to avoid difficult choices abou...
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High school has special connection to JapanMar 16, 2011 12:00 am - Immediately after donation boxes were set up outside the Elk Grove High School cafeteria Wednesday, students and teachers started depositing money to help Japanese earth...
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Audit mixed on Dist. 300 special eduction programMar 15, 2011 12:00 am - An audit of the special education program in Community Unit District 300 identified areas in which the district is ahead of the curve and where improvement is still need...