Education
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University of Illinois could be at turning pointOct 20, 2014 1:01 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The University of Illinois board of trustees finds itself at a potential turning point as Election Day approaches. The school's main campus in Champaig...
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Fremd teacher Steve Elza finalist for Illinois Teacher of the YearOct 19, 2014 11:00 pm - When Steve Elza, applied technology teacher at Fremd High School, first heard about being a 2015 Illinois Teacher of the Year finalist, he was speechless. "I have a pass...
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Waukegan Dist. 60 classes canceled again because of strikeOct 19, 2014 1:01 am - Classes are canceled again Monday because of the ongoing strike in Waukegan Unit District 60, which has seen some 1,200 teachers hit the picket lines for more than two w...
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Woodland Middle band performanceOct 19, 2014 1:01 am - Woodland Middle School's band students will host a special performance for members of the Warren Township Senior Center at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 31 at the school, 7000 Washingt...
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School districts host forum on Senate Bill 16Oct 19, 2014 1:01 am - The public is invited to a forum hosted by Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54, Palatine Township Elementary District 15 and Palatine-Schaumburg High School Distr...
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Recession, poor labor market make for a highly educated millennialsOct 18, 2014 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Paul Courtney was about midway through his senior year here at Georgetown University when he decided to go to law school. Seeing an opportunity to wait out ...
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Why schools in England are teaching 5-year-olds to codeOct 18, 2014 6:00 am - At the start of the fall semester last month, England's state-run schools began introducing its youngest students to a concept that would confuse most of their parents: ...
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Warren jazz bands perform:Oct 18, 2014 1:01 am - Warren Township High School's jazz bands will perform Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre at the Almond Campus, 34090 Almond Road, Gurnee. The evening...
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Wheaton North honors 50 years of traditionOct 18, 2014 1:01 am - The split of Wheaton Community High School into Wheaton Central High School and Wheaton North High School in 1964 came with a fair amount of acrimony. The new Wheaton N...
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Dist. 211 proposes tax levy for newly uncertain timesOct 17, 2014 5:30 am - As uncomfortable as it may always have been for taxpayers, the determination of annual property tax levies probably has become a familiar process for most suburban schoo...