Kendall County Schools
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State cuts will hit District 300 hardJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Once described by a parent as the jewel of Community Unit District 300, a school for at-risk preschoolers in the Carpentersville area may need a large infusion of cash t...
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Others should follow Torres' exampleJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - When Superintendent Jose Torres turned down an $8,140 pay raise and encouraged other Elgin Area School District U-46 administrators to do the same, maybe he was leading ...
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Soldiers homecoming planned on Monday in StreamwoodJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - After spending eight months deployed in Afghanistan, members of an Elgin-based Illinois Army National Guard unit will arrive home Monday, and the community is invited to...
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Another big inning carries WaubonsieJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - It had been eight years since Waubonsie Valley baseball coach Dan Fezzuoglio last enjoyed the celebratory Gatorade-cooler shower. Until Thursday, when a second 6-run inn...
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Torres sounds off out eastJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Superintendent Jose Torres spent this past weekend speaking to reporters far outside of Elgin Area School District U-46's geographic area. The Hechinger Institute on Edu...
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New student theater group to take the stage with 'Charlie Brown'Jul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - You would think that America's most lovable and insecure loser wouldn't be one for musicals, particularly being the lead singer in one. But Charlie Brown and the rest of...
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School funding cuts affect local districts differentlyJul 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Disabled and minority students, and efforts to improve reading will be hurt most in area school districts after budget cuts imposed by the Illinois State Board of Educat...
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Carius' clutch hitting sparks Warriors winJul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Waubonsie Valley's baseball team had to love the change in the weather. Not the switch from sunny and hot to cold and rainy. Rather, the change from cold bats to hot. Tr...
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U-46 superintendent turns down raise, encourages other to follow suitJul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 Superintendent Jose Torres has turned down his recent raise and is recommending that other nonunion employees and district administrators...
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Why'd he do it? And what does this mean for other U-46 employees?Jul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - So Jose Torres, Elgin Area School District U-46's superintendent, decided to send back his $8,140 raise. Why? And what implications does it have for the thousands of oth...