Cook County Schools
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SCUBA program buoys local high school studentsJan 23, 2010 10:00 pm - It's 9 a.m. on a Saturday, the first full weekend for Larkin High School students after winter break. Junior Marcus Sanford would normally be sleeping in, but today he's...
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District 15 financial future bleak, but union members get raisesJan 22, 2010 10:00 pm - Five-year financial projections show Palatine Township Elementary District 15's operating fund balance shrinking from a healthy $51 million to nearly $7 million in the r...
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Students protest outside Maine South against District 207 cutsJan 22, 2010 10:00 pm - More than 50 Maine Township High School District 207 students chanting "Save our teachers; use our reserves" protested Friday afternoon outside Maine South High School i...
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Local superintendents react to 'Race' proposal with skepticism, questionsJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - This week's announcement that President Obama is requesting another $1.35 billion to expand the Race to the Top federal education competition might, on the surface, seem...
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District 21 faces larger classes, no extracurricular activitiesJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Facing a possible deficit of $12 million, one Wheeling school district may drastically increase class sizes and cut all extracurricular music and athletic programs next ...
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Unidentified staffer resigns from Wheeling High SchoolJan 20, 2010 10:00 pm - A staff member at Wheeling High School has resigned over an unspecified "concern" that was brought to the attention of the high school administration, a District 214 off...
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More than 3,000 rally against proposed Dist. 207 cutsJan 20, 2010 10:00 pm - Neither an impending ice storm nor finals week could stop the more than 3,000 students, parents and teachers who packed the auditorium at Maine East High School Wednesda...
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Funeral services set for Fenton accident victimsJan 20, 2010 10:00 pm - Funeral services have been set for two Fenton High School juniors killed Monday when their car struck a tree and split in two along York Road in Bensenville. Police, mea...
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Palatine High alum one of country's hottest fashion designersJan 20, 2010 10:00 pm - Before they went downtown to meet her, not many of the Palatine High School fashion students knew who Maria Pinto was. Now, they're in awe of her. Pinto, a Palatine alum...
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Schoolmates eager to help Palatine kindergartner's plightJan 19, 2010 10:00 pm - Palatine third grader Devyn Oak likes to save her money the old fashioned way, under her mattress. Over the recent holiday season alone, which included her birthday, she...