Cook County Schools
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District 207 cuts administrative costs by $1.1 millionNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Seven Maine Township High School District 207 administrators will be dismissed at the end of the current school year as the district looks to close an anticipated $17 mi...
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Palatine schools start vaccinating against H1N1Oct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - When you have four daughters 13 and under, you pay attention when H1N1 vaccines are offered at their school. Julie Hake was at St. Thomas of Villanova School in Palatine...
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Are we getting what we pay for?Oct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - With a variety of important purchases, it may be said, you get what you pay for. But in some suburban schools, that's not always the case. School districts in Lake, McHe...
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Dist. 211 fundraising efforts culminate in Charity WalkOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - More than 400 students and staff from all the District 211 buildings braved the 30-degree morning Oct. 18 to walk for charity. Students and staff at each District 211 bu...
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Success story: Abbott Middle School in ElginOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Town: Elgin Success story: The only one of eight Elgin Area School District U-46 middle schools to meet improvement goals for the past three years. How it go...
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Northwest suburban high schools fail, but officials are skeptical of dataOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Prospect High School has a 94.5 graduation rate, a 24.6 average ACT, not a single teacher who isn't considered highly qualified and a student body that gets into the bes...
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Fremd homecoming raises $5,000 for Thai orphanageOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Fremd High School's student council raised $5,000 over homecoming for the Thai Your Shoes Foundation, spearheaded by Fremd student Lisa Koenig. Koenig, a member of the c...
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Math scores fall as focus shifts to reading skillsOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Year after year, Illinois high schools fall short of meeting federal No Child Left Behind bench marks on standardized tests. Usually, flat or declining reading scores ta...
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Prospect Knights finish up year with a 5A win at ISUOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - The Prospect High School Marching Knights finished their competitive season on a high note, winning the 5A class at the State of Illinois Invitational Marching Band Cham...
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St. Viator golfer overcomes adversity to help team defend state titleOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - St. Viator High School boys' golf team clinched the Class 3A state championship this month, for the third year in a row. But after all the celebration died down, the tea...