Education
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Mayor: Will U of I med school plan hurt tax base?May 05, 2014 1:01 am - URBANA, Ill. - A proposal to open a new medical school at the University of Illinois' flagship campus has the mayor of Urbana worried it could cost the town property tax...
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Chicago teachers will forgo 4th year of contactMay 05, 2014 1:01 am - Union President Karen Lewis says the Chicago Teachers Union will forgo the fourth, optional year of the contract that ended the 2012 teachers' strike. That will mean the...
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Therapy dogs to visit CLCMay 05, 2014 1:01 am - To help reduce students' stress about end of the semester projects and final exams, therapy dogs will return to the College of Lake County. Last fall, several therapy do...
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District 103 officials considering iPads for more studentsMay 05, 2014 1:01 am - Lincolnshire-Prairie View Elementary District 103 officials are considering expanding a test program that puts laptop or tablet computers into more students' hands. The ...
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Round Lake High School students in special scholars program accepted into elite collegesMay 05, 2014 1:01 am - Eight Round Lake High School seniors in a special scholarship program are headed to some of the most selective colleges in the country, including the Massachusetts Insti...
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One teacher who made a big differenceMay 04, 2014 11:00 pm - Mrs. Irwin is one hundred and two! She was my language arts teacher at Lincoln Junior High almost 40 years ago. She was not my favorite teacher. She was old even then - ...
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Percussion concert plannedMay 04, 2014 1:01 am - The Mundelein High School instrumental music department will stage a Night of Percussion on Tuesday, May 6. The free show will begin at 7 p.m. in the auditorium, 1350 W....
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CLC showcasing roboticsMay 04, 2014 1:01 am - An evening showcasing robotics is 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 8, at the physical education building at College of Lake County's flagship Grayslake campus. Visitors m...
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Top Kane County educators namedMay 03, 2014 8:00 am - The top Kane County educators were honored Friday night by the Regional Office of Education at the 39th annual Educator of the Year Awards Banquet in St. Charles. Carol ...
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New early learning centers in suburbs help make Illinois a leaderMay 03, 2014 8:00 am - A 3-year-old growing up in a household where English isn't spoken regularly, with limited access to books and educational experiences, or with development delays isn't l...