Education
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Official: Renovated Carpentersville school 'a work of art'Jun 24, 2014 5:00 am - Community Unit District 300 officials on Monday showed off the progress they've made thus far in converting their former Carpentersville headquarters into Oak Ridge Scho...
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Dist. 101 school lunch prices again going upJun 24, 2014 1:01 am - When Batavia school students pay more for their lunches this fall, they can thank the federal government. District 101 is raising prices, for the second time in less tha...
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Architect to design drawings for Dist. 59 early learning facilityJun 24, 2014 1:01 am - An architect will design schematics for a proposed early childhood learning center in Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59. The school board voted this week to hire...
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Northwestern issues diplomas with misspelled wordJun 24, 2014 1:01 am - An Illinois university's typo is getting national attention. Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communication recently gave 30 dipl...
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SIU board OKs fees for sports, newspaperJun 24, 2014 1:01 am - EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - The Southern Illinois University system's governing board has signed off on two fee proposals meant to help the Carbondale campus' sports programs a...
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Mundelein High School District 120 Superintendent Jody Ware honored at dinnerJun 23, 2014 11:00 pm - Jody Ware, the superintendent of Mundelein High School District 120 for the past six years, was honored at a June 13 dinner and reception, as she prepared to retire from...
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Barrington teacher marks 50 years in the classroomJun 23, 2014 5:30 am - Local institutions, made up of many contributors, celebrate 50th anniversaries. So do married couples, happy to have devoted so much of their lives to another person. Bu...
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Summer means construction at U of IJun 23, 2014 1:01 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Construction projects are in high gear at the University of Illinois campus in Champaign-Urbana now that the school year is over and fewer people are o...
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Wheeling senior receives Calisch Award for the ArtsJun 22, 2014 11:00 pm - Celine Dirkes, a senior at Wheeling High School, has been chosen from a field of six Northwest Suburban High School District 214 nominees as the 2013-14 Richard W. Calis...
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Editorial: Let's have a thoughtful review of tenureJun 22, 2014 5:01 am - We start from this premise: that the vast majority of teachers are dedicated, skilled and effective. When we encounter them in the classroom and in the community, we alm...