Cook County Schools
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New IMSA principal ready to focus on STEMJul 30, 2012 10:45 am - Preparing students for jobs that don’t exist yet — that’s Diana Sharp’s challenge. The former Harper College assistant provost took over this month as principal of the ...
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Discrimination suit against District 15 moves forwardJul 25, 2012 2:25 pm - A federal judge has allowed a former assistant principal’s wrongful termination and discrimination lawsuit against Palatine Township Elementary District 15 to move forwa...
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Harper College manufacturing program leaders in D.C.Jul 17, 2012 12:56 pm - Several leaders behind Harper College’s new campaign to help replenish the pipeline of skilled manufacturing labor are headed to Washington, D.C., to discuss their effor...
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U-46 kids create an opera of their ownJul 12, 2012 10:00 am - Music has been a prominent force in 12-year-old Cesar Mendez's life. “When I was little, I loved music; I had a CD that was my favorite,” he said. “I had all these toy ...
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Former Elgin boy killed in ColoradoJun 30, 2012 11:22 am - A 14-year-old boy who just moved from Elgin to Colorado died Friday afternoon when a car jumped a curb, hitting him and a friend, his mother said Saturday. Robbie Fehlma...
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Harper administrator to serve as IMSA principalJun 27, 2012 12:25 pm - Harper College assistant provost and Batavia resident Diana Sharp will begin to lead the Illinois Math and Science Academy July 1 when she starts as the school’s new pri...
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Harper College activities director says thanks for memoriesJun 25, 2012 2:00 pm - The photos have started coming down in Michael Nejman's office at Harper College, and with them have come a flood of memories. He is retiring after 31 years in Harper's ...
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Harper, manufacturers team to replenish pipeline of skilled workersJun 24, 2012 11:00 pm - When Wheeling High School principal Laz Lopez took the reigns in 2007, he immediately went to work on revamping curriculum to emphasize career pathways for a 21st centur...
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Local teens: Heroin is going to keep killing our friendsJun 24, 2012 7:00 am - New breed of anti-drug crusaders trying to reach their peers on heroin's danger
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Editorial: The case for simplifying Cook’s tax processJun 15, 2012 5:00 am - It’s a lesson in the dangers of unintended consequences, by nearly every account. And if you own a home in suburban Cook County, you’re probably paying more as a result....