Education
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Teach your teen about college costs starting nowJul 14, 2019 6:00 am - Many families struggle to pay college expenses for one or two kids. Certified financial planner Sarah Carlson, mother of two sets of twins, will soon have all four of he...
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Commentary: Internet 101 should be a required class
Jul 13, 2019 6:00 am - If Americans agree on anything these days, it's that our schools could be much better, and that internet culture is harming our children. I have a simple proposal to add...
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Constable: 'Ditch weed' still part of marijuana's new frontier in IllinoisJul 11, 2019 5:33 am - In the summer of 1970, when marijuana was giving Pabst Blue Ribbon a run as the drug of choice among rural teenagers, I was a sixth-grader chopping it down. The Chicago ...
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Community colleges are weighing cannabis programs. One big problem: federal law.Jul 11, 2019 5:28 am - Some community colleges and four-year universities in Illinois are exploring the possibility of launching educational programs to train people in the business of growing...
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Hawthorn's Enrichment Institute opens to capacity crowd in Vernon HillsJul 09, 2019 1:00 am - The first of Hawthorn Elementary School District 73's two Hawthorn Enrichment Institute summer school sessions kicked off this week with about 300 students participating...
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Why Elmhurst College is becoming Elmhurst UniversityJul 01, 2019 1:00 am - A year from now, Elmhurst College officially will become Elmhurst University. The renaming has divided faculty at the four-year private school, an institution that has ...
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Here's what $1.6 trillion in student loan debt is doing to the U.S. economy
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A lot of kids still aren't ready for kindergarten: What suburban districts are doing about itJun 26, 2019 5:30 am - This July, Bensenville School District 2 is launching a three-day “jump-start” camp for incoming kindergartners before the school year starts. “They just need a little b...
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Back-to-school spending will rise 9% and Prime Day is the reason
Jun 26, 2019 1:00 am - The school year is only just finishing across the U.S., but Amazon.com is making sure parents are already thinking about back-to-school shopping. Spending for new clothe...
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Harper College board awards Ender $45,000 parting bonusJun 26, 2019 1:00 am - Harper College board members on Wednesday awarded outgoing President Ken Ender a $45,000 performance bonus as they heaped praise upon him for his leadership of the Palat...