Cook County Schools
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Blame the state for U-46 bus woesAug 25, 2011 5:00 am - I empathize with the U-46 parents over the new bus routes reported in the Daily Herald where students must walk up to 1½ miles to catch a bus. However, it appears to me ...
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Barrington swimmers encounter change of ChannelAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - A pair of Barrington men who had planned separate swims across the English Channel for charity this month encountered very different luck when it comes to the weather. W...
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ISBE lauds D214 for financial conditionAug 23, 2011 12:00 am - In recognition of the school district’s strong financial position, the Illinois State Board of Education has awarded Township High School District 214 a Certificate of F...
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Schools should pass balanced budgetsAug 22, 2011 5:00 am - In an era when banks have irresponsibly issued mortgages, state governments are in deficit, and the federal government’s credit rating has been downgraded, I look to loc...
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Asks D214 board to make budget publicAug 22, 2011 5:00 am - Jeff Engelhardt’s report on the District 214 board meeting last night (Aug. 4) was excellent, but there were two other very important points for which I am sure he ran o...
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Retired teacher looks back with fondnessAug 22, 2011 5:00 am - As a new school year is about to begin, it brings us all back to our personal memories of school. Being a teacher has always meant so much to me. Through the years I hav...
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Doesn’t trust Dist. 57 with his moneyAug 22, 2011 5:00 am - Mr. Berry’s recent letter to the Daily Herald makes some remarks that Mount Prospect taxpayers would take issue with. He claims that the last referendum passed in Distri...
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Grant will help U-46 draw more girls to science, mathAug 21, 2011 12:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 will use a national grant to pilot a program this fall to get more students — particularly girls — interested in science, technology, eng...
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State keyboard push could cut into cursive writingAug 21, 2011 12:00 am - Editor's note: To clarify this story published Aug. 21, state board of education officials said Illinois has never required cursive as part of the elementary curricu...
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CareerPlace offers hope, advice for job seekersAug 19, 2011 12:00 am - CareerPlace is hosting what its leaders are calling “a job seeker conference with a twist” this Labor Day season, promising to provide an “uplifting break from the d...