Education
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WHS students headed to nationals:Mar 31, 2014 1:01 am - Thirty-two Wauconda High School students have qualified for a national Future Business Leaders of America competition, officials announced Monday. Those students and doz...
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Tuition going up at WIUMar 31, 2014 1:01 am - MACOMB, Ill. - It will cost about 3 percent more to attend Western Illinois University this fall. The school's board of trustees approved a 2.99 percent increase for und...
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District 15 reassigns Whiteley principalMar 31, 2014 1:00 am - Editor's note: The headline has been updated to reflect that the principal was reassigned. The Palatine Township Elementary District 15 school board on Monday reass...
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Local students laud learning experiences at Honeywell space campMar 31, 2014 1:00 am - Nine high school students from the North and West suburbs who attended a weeklong camp at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala., say it helped teach them le...
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Bradley University offers Executive MBA info sessionMar 31, 2014 12:01 am - Learn Friday and Saturday. Apply it Monday. Bradley University's Foster College of Business will host an informational meet and greet at the Stonebridge Country Club, 27...
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Different phases of the moon determine its sizeMar 30, 2014 11:00 pm - You wanted to know "Why is the moon more like a fingernail sometimes and sometimes it's a circle moon?" asked a young patron at Cook Memorial Library in Libertyville. Th...
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Student fashion show raises $18,000 for veteransMar 30, 2014 11:00 pm - There was a distinct military presence at the fashion show produced last month by students from the Illinois Institute of Art in Schaumburg. During the showing of its f...
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District 50 to 'Keep on Moving'Mar 30, 2014 1:01 am - Woodland Elementary District 50's Parent Teacher Association and the Woodland Educational Foundation will co-host the 3rd Annual Keep on Moving 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk ...
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Will lawmakers extend moratorium on virtual charter schools?Mar 29, 2014 8:00 am - A statewide moratorium on allowing virtual charter schools is set to expire Tuesday unless lawmakers decide to extend it. The Illinois State Charter School Commission re...
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Lake County to shift kids health fair focusMar 29, 2014 8:00 am - An annual health fair for school-age kids in Lake County will shift its focus as organizers encourage families to find a "medical home" to improve long-term health. The ...