Education
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Backers say the time is right for $147M Barrington 220 referendumFeb 24, 2020 4:30 am - Barrington Area Unit District 220 will seek voter approval next month to borrow $147 million for building projects, including safety and security upgrades at all its sch...
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What small Queen Bee School District did to produce eye-catching results on state examsFeb 24, 2020 4:30 am - Queen Bee School District 16 has been around for 160 years, about a century longer than the village of Glendale Heights, where it's based. For much of its history, some ...
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Three students honored as '207's Best' for FebruaryFeb 23, 2020 10:00 pm - The Maine District 207 Board of Education named three students as "207's Best" for February. Zarak Tariq from Maine East was honored for Technology Innovation. Izabella...
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Students explain projects during U-46 STEM Expo at Streamwood High SchoolFeb 22, 2020 12:00 am - Science, technology, engineering and mathematics events took over the Streamwood High School gymnasium Saturday, with the 12th annual STEM Expo replacing the gym's usual...
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How renovations and repairs breathed new life into Waubonsee's observatoryFeb 21, 2020 5:00 am - When I began to teach astronomy at Waubonsee Community College in 2011, I was curious to know what types of telescopes might be available for student use. There were som...
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Career Day at Butterfield School gives students insight into various jobsFeb 21, 2020 12:00 am - The halls at Butterfield School in Libertyville were alive with dreams of what could be Friday as more than 20 people shared their life experiences with students on Care...
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Constable: After cochlear implant, student aims to help others with hearing lossFeb 20, 2020 4:00 am - Deaf since birth, Caroline Yuk of Crystal Lake can't remember a time when she couldn't hear. “I was implanted when I was 2 years old,” says Yuk, referring to her cochlea...
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Lewis students place in cyber defense competitionFeb 20, 2020 12:00 am - ROMEOVILLE - The Computer and Mathematical Science students from Lewis University recently placed third in the 2020 Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge at the University of Te...
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Schaumburg workshop to focus on paying off college loansFeb 20, 2020 12:00 am - A free college workshop titled "Becoming Debt-Free: Strategies for Paying Off College Loans," will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at the Schaumburg Town...
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GOP: Tying school funding to tax vote 'shameful'Feb 20, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republicans on Thursday called it "shameful" that Gov. J.B. Pritzker is floating a budget plan that ties more than 40% of promised education funding to vot...