Cook County Schools
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D62 student design contest is underwayOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - All Des Plaines Elementary District 62 students are invited to enter the 2009 winter greeting card design contest. The winner's design will appear on a card that is sent...
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Wheeling HS stages lively British farceOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The comedy "Out of Order" will be on stage in the Wheeling High School theater, with performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Oct. 8 and 9, and 2 p.m. Saturday, Oc...
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More Dist. 214 students challenging themselves with AP coursesOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - The number of District 214 students taking Advanced Placement courses and tests continue to increase, according to Northwest Suburban High School District 214 officials....
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Parents have reservations about Dist. 26 grade centersOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - River Trails Elementary District 26 parents and staff had their first chance to ask questions on a proposal to turn the district's schools into grade-level centers, wher...
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River Trail Dist. 26 may reconfigure schoolsSep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - River Trail Elementary District 26 officials will host a public meeting Thursday, Oct. 1, on a proposal to turn the district's schools into grade-level centers, where al...
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Lake County briefsSep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Local teens honored: Two high school students from Lake County have been named semifinalists in the 46th annual National Achievement Scholarship program. Marina M. Willi...
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Palatine Dist. 15 flier ban hurting some groupsSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - The idea that parents would take only a cursory glance at the stack of colored fliers stuffed in their child's backpack before tossing them has prompted a new approach t...
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Mothers, get up and walk with your kidsSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - I read the Sept. 16th article concerning District 15 busing with amazement. The students on my street walk up to one mile to school. Most certainly pass more than seven ...
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Suburban schools try new approach for wind farmSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - When three suburban school districts devised a new funding model to build a 20-Megawatt wind farm downstate, one of its architects described the districts as the "Don Qu...
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Some still have use for teachers, it seemsSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - More than 15 years ago, I retired from teaching mathematics in a local public school district and still have a keen interest in the formal education of youngsters. My ob...