Cook County Schools
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Hoffman Estates native hits right notes in HollywoodMar 12, 2013 5:00 am - The way Emerson Swinford sees it, he had no choice. He had to work with music. Or die trying. "This is what I've dreamed of since I was a kid," Swinford said. "I had ...
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Pensions top $100,000 for 42% of District 211 retired educatorsMar 06, 2013 4:00 am - Taxpayers outside of Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 don't pay the salaries for educators working there, but they do have to help cover retirement costs for...
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Moylan's tougher hazing penalty wins committee backingFeb 27, 2013 1:00 pm - Recent hazing scandals at Maine West and Hoffman Estates high schools have prompted one state official to call for a tougher penalty for school officials and employees w...
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Nekritz delivers bad news to Dist. 15 officialsFeb 21, 2013 9:42 am - The budget crisis in Illinois — and subsequent trickle-down effect on schools — has gotten so bad that Palatine Township Elementary District 15 officials can’t help but ...
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Accelerated weekend programs available at Elgin AcademyFeb 19, 2013 1:03 pm - Do you have a gifted middle-schooler with an interest in science? The Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University offers weekend courses for academically g...
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New ECC program gets students ready for collegeFeb 18, 2013 4:15 am - Sean Robinson knows he wants to go to college and thinks he might focus on the medical field. But he admits he has a lot to figure out before then and will take all the ...
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Images: IHSA state wrestling semifinals in ChampaignFeb 15, 2013 10:57 am - ...
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Editorial: Collaboration that adds up to student successFeb 15, 2013 4:00 am - “How will knowing how to solve algebraic equations help me get a job?” That’s a familiar question to many parents of teenagers (and to math teachers, no doubt), especial...
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School conference hotels, food, travel cost taxpayers $277,086Feb 13, 2013 4:15 am - Batavia Unit District 101 Superintendent Jack Barshinger wasn't expecting to cover the $1,929.75 tab at Morton's Steakhouse in Chicago for several of the district's boar...
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Harper’s partnership with high schools netting positive resultsFeb 11, 2013 10:16 am - In fall 2010, Harper College and its feeder high school districts formed an unprecedented partnership to shrink student success gaps and better prepare students for coll...