Cook County Schools
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More here than just controversial book?Jul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Reader Sawicki recently took the Daily Herald to task for its defense of the First Amendment at Antioch High School. In her letter, and in support of her position, Ms. S...
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Neighbors in the newsJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - After an exceptional showing at the state Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) competition earlier this year, students from Bartlett High School headed south to...
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Rookie superintendent faces new realities in classroom, pocketbookJul 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Naperville Unit District 203's top administrative post quietly changed hands this month as students were busy enjoying what's left of summer break. Mark Mitrovich has ta...
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Dist. 158 chief visits Far East on China-sponsored tripJul 19, 2009 11:00 pm - More than 37 years ago, Richard Nixon made a historic and unexpected one-week trip to China, meeting with top Communist Party officials and visiting Beijing, Hangzhou an...
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New Dist. 94 boss looks forward to getting down to workJul 19, 2009 11:00 pm - For the next few months, Lalo Ponce plans to be one of West Chicago Community High School District 94's most enthusiastic students. "I want to listen and learn," he sai...
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New Naperville Unit District 203 boss says he can't be office-bound superintendent. 'I'd just die,' he says.Jul 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Naperville Unit District 203 students may be just as likely to find Mark Mitrovich in their classrooms as in his office. The new superintendent says he looks forward to ...
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Mitrovich made seven trips here before taking helmJul 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Mark Mitrovich got a jump on his new role as Naperville Unit District 203 superintendent by making seven trips to the district from his home near Tacoma, Wash., before o...
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Northwest suburban briefsJul 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Accessible playground on way A handicapped-accessible playground at Sullivan School, located on Prospect Heights Elementary District 23's campus at Palatine and Schoenbe...
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Metea Valley High School's culture: Reward good behaviorJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - When it comes to defining a new school's culture, especially a new high school, officials agree the conversation begins and ends with the discipline policy. That's why m...
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Beware of the divebombing blackbirdsJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - When hearing about red-winged blackbirds recently "attacking" patrons coming and going at Andres' Restaurant in Batavia, it provided an answer to something I had been cu...