Cook County Schools
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Jacobs makes big gains in mathOct 31, 2011 12:00 am - There's no secret formula to explain the success juniors at Jacobs High School in Algonquin achieved in a statewide mathematics assessment. The high school jumped 9.3 p...
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Report Cards: Wheeling High flourishing, but failingOct 31, 2011 12:00 am - Despite national recognition for its efforts in science, technology, engineering and math, the highest average ACT college entrance exam score in school history and more...
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Death of 6-year-old crushed by television a 'tragic accident,' police sayOct 31, 2011 12:00 am - The death of a 6-year-old Arlington Heights boy killed when a heavy tube television fell on top of him in the basement of his family home was a tragic accident, police s...
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Administrative jobs aplenty in Dist. 26Oct 29, 2011 6:00 am - In the Daily Herald article “Survey: District 26 administrators underpaid” on Oct. 13, Cary Elementary District Superintendent Brian Coleman claims that the average sala...
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U-46 students to grow their own produceOct 28, 2011 12:00 am - Miguel Medel is hoping his passion for organic foods will really grow on students at Abbott Middle School in Elgin. In cooperation with the national Farm to School initi...
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A little competition goes a long way in U-46Oct 28, 2011 12:00 am - When Elgin Area District U-46 challenged its schools to reduce the amount of electricity they use, it sparked a competitive streak in some schools that resulted in huge ...
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Streamwood drummer lost arm to cancer but doesn't miss a beatOct 26, 2011 11:00 pm - Imagine being diagnosed with a type of cancer that each year affects only a few people in the United States. Imagine, now, being a drummer struck by the disease in your ...
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22 years is enough for Sears dealOct 26, 2011 5:00 am - I live in Carpentersville and am employed by District 300. I am not in favor of extending the Sears economic development agreement. I have no quarrel with Sears. I am, h...
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Dist. 300’s battle for its lifeOct 26, 2011 5:00 am - I am proud to teach the children of District 300. Their families value the partnership we try so hard to establish between parent, student and teacher. These families gi...
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An iPad for every student? That's the goal for District 214Oct 26, 2011 12:00 am - Peter Duffer begins his AP Economics class at Buffalo Grove High School by telling students to look over the grades from their last test, review a calendar of what is co...