Education
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How to navigate the hallways of high schoolAug 11, 2014 2:01 pm - Dear Freshman: Let's face it: Navigating new social situations is daunting for all of us - young, old, and in-between. For you, the prospect of diving into the unk...
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U-46 launches campaign to improve attendanceAug 11, 2014 1:01 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 has launched a campaign to improve student attendance rates. Student attendance for the 2013-14 school year was at 94.3 percent. On aver...
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Mundelein High athletics meeting:Aug 11, 2014 1:01 am - Mundelein High School will host a special meeting for athletes from all three sports seasons, their parents and coaches on Tuesday, Aug. 19, beginning at 7 p.m. at the h...
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University of Illinois proposes off-campus camerasAug 11, 2014 1:01 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - City council members in Champaign are considering a proposal from the University of Illinois to expand its network of surveillance cameras off campus a...
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Some camp out all night for school supplies at ECCAug 09, 2014 11:00 pm - Thousands of area residents joined dozens of their neighbors — who already had camped out overnight — to get a free backpack filled with school supplies Saturday at the ...
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District 214 turns 100, plans year of celebrationAug 08, 2014 5:00 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 will celebrate its 100th birthday during the 2014-2015 school year and kicked off the centennial festivities at Thursday's bo...
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Batavia teacher contract talks progressingAug 08, 2014 1:01 am - Batavia teachers might start the new school year Aug. 18 without a new contract, but negotiators are making progress. The negotiators met two full days this week, and ar...
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New staffers at Mundelein High School for the 2014-15 academic yearAug 07, 2014 11:00 pm - Nineteen people will join the Mundelein High School staff when the 2014-15 term begins on Tuesday, Aug. 12. The new employees include: • Jaime Adkins, a physical educati...
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Jon Guillaume promises to be "a visible principal" at Vernon Hills HighAug 07, 2014 1:01 am - As excited as Jon Guillaume is to be starting his first year as Vernon Hills High School's principal, the veteran educator knows the job is a huge responsibility. It's n...
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New U of I union will have to wait on raisesAug 07, 2014 1:01 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Some members of a new union for faculty members who aren't on tenure tracks at the University of Illinois will have to wait to get raises that had alre...