McHenry County Schools
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Audit mixed on Dist. 300 special eduction programMar 15, 2011 12:00 am - An audit of the special education program in Community Unit District 300 identified areas in which the district is ahead of the curve and where improvement is still need...
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With more cuts, Dist. 26 holds off on school closureMar 15, 2011 12:00 am - The Cary Elementary District 26 school board made way for further reductions this week by approving additional layoffs. The school voted unanimously to approve the reduc...
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Images: Illinois Drill Team Association state competitionMar 13, 2011 12:00 am - ...
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Trek from ignorance to activism turns Bentley into BawbaMar 12, 2011 10:00 pm - It says something wonderful about the diversity of the United States of America when a kid who grows up in an overwhelmingly white suburb, hails from a line of WASPs tha...
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Creationism has no place in schoolMar 11, 2011 2:00 am - As a former science teacher in High School Districts 214 and 113 and a former young earth creationist, I find it disconcerting that there are school board candidates who...
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The Soapbox: Keep driver’s ed fees localMar 10, 2011 11:00 pm - Daily Herald Editorial Board Keep driver’s ed fees local: If a school district wants to charge more than $50 for driver’s education, it needs a waiver from the state. A ...
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D300 invites public to review special ed auditMar 09, 2011 11:00 pm - The results of the special education audit in Community Unit District 300 will be released next week, with the district providing two opportunities for the public to lea...
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Selling hope to inventors vying for 'As Seen On TV' gloryMar 09, 2011 11:00 pm - Carrying his dream to become the “next infomercial millionaire,” 22-year-old inventor Timothy Dahlin of Palatine steps to the microphone and nervously explains why his “...
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D300 incumbents seek continuity; challengers want fresh startMar 08, 2011 11:00 pm - The two challengers in the race for Community Unit District 300 say fresh ideas are needed to get the district through troubling times. But incumbents argue consistency...
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Cancer survivors boast, so should mental illness champsMar 06, 2011 11:00 pm - We assume a gunman who commits a horrendous crime has a mental illness. We are confident a mental illness is behind those hilarious/sad public outbursts that have been b...