Education
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Rolling Meadows students get lessons blending the arts with STEMMay 15, 2014 5:30 am - Puppet act mixes entertainment with problem-solving
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Kaneland High, Nicholson schools receive state honorsMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - Kaneland District 302 and West Aurora District 129 officials basked in glory Thursday, as state school Superintendent Christopher Koch bestowed Academic Improvement Awar...
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Incoming Dist. 300 superintendent begins June 2May 15, 2014 1:01 am - Fred Heid, the incoming superintendent for Community Unit District 300, was an early favorite for the top job in the Algonquin-based school district, an official said Th...
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Taxpayers could help fund SIU newspaperMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Southern Illinois University system's new president says there's a deal to spare the Carbondale campus' financially troubled student newspaper. And th...
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All but 1 student in Jacobs prank to take part in commencementMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - Seven of eight Jacobs High School students participating in a senior prank have promised, by written letter, to behave at Saturday's commencement and will be allowed at ...
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U of I hires firm for presidential searchMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - University of Illinois trustees have hired a Georgia-based search firm as the university looks for a new president. The News-Gazette in Champaign repor...
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Actors, cannons help Vernon Hills students learn about Civil WarMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - There's no doubt about it - Hawthorn Middle School North students had a booming good time Thursday. One highlight of the Vernon Hills school's Civil War Day was the firi...
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U of I president asks potential retirees backMay 15, 2014 1:00 am - CHAMPAIGN — With the state's new pension law on hold, University of Illinois President Bob Easter on Thursday urged employees planning to retire this spring to reconsid...
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Last chance to reminisce planned for Pleviak alumniMay 15, 2014 1:00 am - When the school year ends June 9 in Lake Villa, it will also close the book on Joseph J. Pleviak Elementary School and its more than 100-year history. But before that ha...
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Felon says he's ashamed but should be allowed to teachMay 14, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - University of Illinois instructor James Kilgore said Wednesday that he isn't proud of his actions as a felon and member of a 1970s radical group but believ...