Education
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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...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison expects second-largest class in 9 yearsAug 06, 2014 1:01 am - MADISON, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-Madison is expecting its second-largest class of state-resident freshmen in nine years this fall. The university saw its larg...
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Southern Illinois teachers file strike noticeAug 06, 2014 1:01 am - HIGHLAND, Ill. - Teachers in a southern Illinois school district have filed a notice of intent to strike as contract negotiations are ongoing. The Belleville News-De...
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ISU prepping for large incoming freshman classAug 06, 2014 1:01 am - NORMAL - Illinois State University is expecting a large incoming freshman class this year. Move-in day at the Normal school is next week. The Pantagraph reports the scho...
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District 50 to host proof of residency event Aug. 12-13Aug 05, 2014 11:00 pm - Woodland Elementary District 50 hosts its eighth annual proof of residency event from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, and Wednesday, Aug. 13, at the Woodland Middle ...
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2 Kaneland board members reject superintendent's resignationAug 05, 2014 5:00 am - Two Kaneland school board members voted against accepting Superintendent Jeff Schuler's resignation Monday, questioning what value a contract has if the employee is allo...
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Judge rules SIU owes $1.9M in back payAug 05, 2014 1:01 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. - Southern Illinois University officials bargained in bad faith with the Carbondale campus' unions during 2011 contract talks and owes 1,500 current and...
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Fewer students taking, passing new GED testAug 04, 2014 5:00 am - Sinking deeper into depression from being bullied, Marissa Lesperance dropped out of Palatine High School her junior year. She didn't give up on her education or her li...
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Wheeling High STEM program gets international attentionAug 04, 2014 1:01 am - Wheeling High School was visited by a member of the British Parliament on Monday, who is interested in helping create a national career planning initiative in England. H...
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Wheaton College among most 'stone-cold sober' schoolsAug 04, 2014 1:01 am - Wheaton College was named the No. 2 "stone-cold sober" school in the country, behind Brigham Young University, by The Princeton Review's nationwide survey of 130,000 stu...