Cook County Schools
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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...
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7 Statesman editors leave Stevenson High student newspaperJan 19, 2010 10:00 pm - Embroiled in a fight with administrators over censorship and other issues, seven editors of the Stevenson High School student newspaper have quit the publication, offici...
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RMHS teacher encouraging young women to explore science careersJan 19, 2010 10:00 pm - Rebecca Leung is a ready-made model for a teacher who encourages young women to study science, and Mark Koch knows it. "Rebecca graduated first in her class and is atten...
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Teen in Elgin teacher attack moved to adult prisonJan 19, 2010 10:00 pm - Angel Facio, the teen who brutally stabbed an Elgin High School teacher almost two years ago to the day, has been transferred to adult prison. An Illinois Department of...
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Road rage led to stabbing death on Edens, police sayJan 19, 2010 10:00 pm - State police blamed road rage for causing a fight between two truckers on Friday on the Edens Expressway that killed a 40-year-old Huntley High School graduate. "They we...
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District 211 needs to cut spendingJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - The responsibility of the school board is "to express and represent the view of the community in matters affecting education." The view of the community is unanimous. Di...
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Grandparents upset about bus situationJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - We read with great interest the letter from Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hendricks of Palatine on Jan. 4. We also had a similar problem with Mr. Walter Doughty, director of tran...
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Students use Facebook to rally against District 207 cutsJan 16, 2010 10:00 pm - Within days of Maine Township High School District 207 announcing plans to cut 137 jobs, including 75 teachers, outraged students launched Facebook groups trying to save...
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U-46 adds $15 million to deficit predictionsJan 15, 2010 10:00 pm - A mass e-mail to Elgin Area School District U-46 staff reveals the district's financial situation is even more dire than originally thought. "I intended to return to the...
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New law protects teacher evaluations from FOIA requestsJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Headway on the state's quest for millions in federal education dollars came at the expense of public access to records this week. The legislation, which was shuttled to ...