Education
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Skipping school just got harder for Stevenson studentsFeb 11, 2014 4:00 am - A Northwest suburban high school is one of the first in the nation allowing parents to use mobile devices to track when and where their students have boarded and exited ...
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District 118 kindergarten:Feb 11, 2014 12:01 am - Wauconda Unit District 118 kindergarten preregistration will take place at three elementary schools on Tuesday, March 4, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Students must be 5 years of ...
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D73 strategic planning committee:Feb 11, 2014 12:01 am - The Hawthorn Elementary District 73 strategic planning committee will meet from 3 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at Middle School South, 600 N. Aspen Drive, Vernon Hills. This i...
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MHS choirs win prizes:Feb 11, 2014 12:01 am - Mundelein High School's all-male show choir, SoundFX, was named the champion of the Unisex Division at the 19th Annual Forst Showcase Show Choir Invitational in Fort Atk...
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Copeland Manor first-graders celebrate 100 daysFeb 11, 2014 12:01 am - First-graders at Copeland Manor School dressed a little differently Tuesday as they wore the number 100 on hats, glasses, while some used 100 items to decorate their soc...
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District 50 bilingual meeting:Feb 11, 2014 12:01 am - Woodland Elementary District 50 hosts its third Bilingual Parent Advisory Council meeting of the year at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the Woodland Elementary East S...
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Earth's size means you can't see its surface curvingFeb 11, 2014 12:01 am - Why is the Earth's surface flat and not a sphere shape?" asked a young writer at the Vernon Area Library District's "Write Away!" program. Around the world, from the beg...
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ECC board approves three-year contractFeb 11, 2014 12:01 am - The Elgin Community College board recently approved a new, three-year contract with the ECC Faculty Association after negotiations that began in September 2013. The unio...
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Dist. 304 to offer full-day kindergartenFeb 10, 2014 12:00 am - District 304 in Geneva will offer all-day kindergarten starting this fall. The school board approved it 6-1 Monday night. Under state law, the district will still have ...
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DeVry campuses will be open TuesdayFeb 10, 2014 12:00 am - DeVry University says all of its Chicago-area campuses will be open Tuesday after a threatening email prompted the school to close on Monday. The school made the announ...