Education
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MHS jazz concert:Feb 25, 2014 12:01 am - The Mundelein High School jazz bands will present their winter concert Thursday, Feb. 27, beginning at 7 p.m. in the MHS Auditorium. The concert is free. The concert wil...
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Dist. 128 meeting moved due to power outageFeb 24, 2014 12:01 am - A power outage at Vernon Hills High School caused District 128 to relocate its board meeting Monday night. The outage, which affected the front portion of the building, ...
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Millburn hopes to grow its educational gardensFeb 24, 2014 12:01 am - Teachers and volunteers at Millburn Elementary School in Wadsworth want to grow a program that connects students with the environment. Part instructional tool and part c...
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District 300 headquarters moving to AlgonquinFeb 24, 2014 12:01 am - After spending at least 25 years operating out of Carpentersville, Community Unit District 300 is packing up and moving its headquarters to Algonquin. By a unanimous vo...
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SIU to ban most smokingFeb 24, 2014 12:01 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. - Smokers at Southern Illinois University will be able to light up in only a few places on the Carbondale campus starting this summer, joining nearly 1,...
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Scholarships for environmental careers:Feb 24, 2014 12:01 am - The Friends of Volo Bog is offering two scholarships of $1,000 each for students interested in pursuing an environmental career. To be eligible for the Entering College ...
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District 57 ratifies, releases contract detailsFeb 24, 2014 12:01 am - Mount Prospect Elementary District 57 released details Monday of its newly ratified, four-year teachers' contract, as well as a joint statement with the union expressing...
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District 50 student raises money for cancer to honor grandmother, help othersFeb 24, 2014 12:01 am - Woodland Elementary District 50 officials say student Demar Scott is a young man with a heart and a vision. On Feb. 11, the Woodland Elementary East student presented a...
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District U-46 settles discrimination case for $2.5 millionFeb 24, 2014 12:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 settled a 9-year-old discrimination lawsuit against the district for $2.5 million, officials said Monday. The school board unanimously ap...
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Kaneland board to talk lunches, staffing, computersFeb 22, 2014 7:00 am - The Kaneland school board Monday will discuss whether to add more teachers to the middle school to lower class sizes as it prepares the 2014-15 budget. The meeting is a...