Education
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Rauner's ed plan focused on teachers, fundingSep 08, 2014 1:01 am - Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner outlined an education reform plan Monday that touched on teacher merit pay, overhauling tenure and changing the state's s...
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District 54 hosts STEM night Sept. 16Sep 08, 2014 1:01 am - Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54's Schaumburg Parent University is hosting STEM Family Fun Night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16 at the new Early Lear...
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U-46 officials projecting higher revenues, expensesSep 07, 2014 7:50 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 is projecting $20 million more in revenue in fiscal year 2015, and $13 million more in expenditures, officials said last week. The distr...
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High School shop-class graduates out-earn peersSep 07, 2014 7:35 am - SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - Two years out of high school, Evan Fischbach is earning $40,000 a year. His secret: shop class. Fischbach, 19, has known he wanted to work on cars ev...
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Hartstein, Oakton Community College pioneer, diesSep 07, 2014 1:01 am - Ray Hartstein, founding chairman of the Oakton Community College board and a member for 35 years, died peacefully Sunday at his Vernon Hills home at 96. Hartstein, for ...
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CLC, NIU strike transfer dealSep 07, 2014 1:01 am - Eligible students who leave College of Lake County before receiving an associate degree won't lose out if they attend Northern Illinois University, under an agreement st...
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4 suburban students' film on toddler with cancer headed to NYCSep 06, 2014 7:30 am - South Elgin High seniors' work off to film festival in NYC
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Educator's tips for parents on 'the talk'Sep 06, 2014 6:01 am - NEW YORK - One of the first things Al Vernacchio does in his high school Sexuality and Society class is stand at a podium in a sweater vest and tie surrounded by a wall ...
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State funding talks: 16 suburban school districts would lose 70%+Sep 05, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - A number of top Democratic House lawmakers have been quietly meeting to discuss a proposed overhaul of Illinois' dated school funding formula, which, if ap...
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District 76 school board opening:Sep 05, 2014 1:01 am - Diamond Lake Elementary District 76 is looking for candidates to fill a vacancy on the school board with the recent resignation of Tania Rodriguez due to a change in res...