Cook County Schools
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12th Latino Summit for Northwest suburban studentsNov 17, 2013 3:47 pm - Thirteen Northwest suburban high schools will participate in the 12th annual Latino Summit to be held 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, at Harper College. More than 400 ...
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District 300 to seek higher property tax levyNov 12, 2013 4:30 am - Community Unit District 300 officials have set the district's preliminary levy at about $200 million — a figure that would raise the average homeowner's tax bill — but o...
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U-46’s Torres gets personal at chamber luncheonNov 06, 2013 6:11 pm - As a high schooler, José Torres had a “pretty nice Afro.” He likes listening to Latin and rock music. His favorite book is “The Fifth Disciple” by Peter Senge. And his f...
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Step forward/step back activity illustrates marginalizationOct 15, 2013 5:27 am - One way suburban school districts are trying to bridge the gap between minority students and teachers is through “cultural competency” training. Students can read a lot ...
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Suburban schools aim to increase staff diversity to mirror studentsOct 15, 2013 5:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 is the state's second-largest, and one of the most diverse — 68 percent of its more than 40,000 students are ethnic minorities. But they'...
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School conference already costing some taxpayers moreOct 02, 2013 5:00 am - The annual school board and district administrators conference in downtown Chicago is more than a month away, but it's already cost Grayslake Elementary District 46 taxp...
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Dist. 214 cites community education successesSep 27, 2013 3:21 pm - Schaumburg resident Toni Coleman, a mother of five, who enrolled in Northwest Suburban High School District 214 Community Education’s GED program last year, is one of th...
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Post high school options outlined for Northwest suburban special ed studentsSep 26, 2013 9:56 pm - In an effort to provide guidance for parents transitioning their students out of high school and into vocational or collegiate opportunities after graduation, local scho...
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Aurora native wins 'Big Brother'Sep 18, 2013 10:00 pm - In a controversial season marked by homophobic and racial slurs, openly gay contestant and Aurora native Andy Herren was named the winner of “Big Brother” Wednesday nigh...
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BMW Golf Tourney also a boon to Evans Scholarship FundSep 11, 2013 11:00 pm - Five years of caddying at the LaGrange Country Club along with good grades at Loyola Academy in Wilmette, where Ayala graduated from in May, helped her land one of 240, ...