Education
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Suburban wiz wants to lead women into tech worldSep 18, 2013 6:00 pm - Cassidy Williams was the only girl in her AP computer science class at Downers Grove South High School. Now, she is one of only five women majoring in computer science, ...
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Middle school helping with coats:Sep 18, 2013 4:32 pm - The Connect Committee of Middle School North PTO in Hawthorn Woods is holding “penny wars” through Friday in an effort to raise money to buy winter coats for disadvantag...
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District 41 screenings:Sep 18, 2013 10:58 am - Lake Villa Elementary District 41 will host four special education preschool screenings throughout the 2013-14 school year. To participate, children must be 3 years of a...
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SHS to form soccer team for kids with disabilitiesSep 18, 2013 9:00 am - This story was updated to correct that the unified soccer team being planned by Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire will not be the Chicago area's first such squad...
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Editorial: Pooling resources will help boost digital learningSep 18, 2013 5:00 am - We do a fair amount of hand-wringing over the state of educational funding in the state of Illinois. And we have been known at times to criticize the spending of taxpaye...
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U-46 proposed budget for 2014 draws criticismSep 16, 2013 11:25 am - Three years since a nearly $42 million deficit forced Elgin Area School District U-46 to cut programs, increase class sizes and layoff 399 employees — including 314 teac...
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District 120 board meetingSep 15, 2013 2:01 pm - The Mundelein High School board will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to discuss the search for the district’s next superintendent. Superintendent Jody Ware i...
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State’s first brain training center making a mark in NapervilleSep 15, 2013 8:00 am - Some children who find learning a challenge may need
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Woodlands Academy requiring students to have iPadsSep 13, 2013 6:31 pm - Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart is the latest Lake County school to add computer tablets to the supplies students must bring to classes. For the first time, the pr...
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CLC event on financial aid:Sep 13, 2013 6:25 pm - High school and college students and their parents who want to discover the secrets of financial aid and finding college scholarships are invited to attend a free inform...