Education
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'The power of true stories': Documentary filmmaker teaches teens at Arlington Heights libraryApr 09, 2019 6:00 am - Cesar Toscano, 17, of Mount Prospect loves science fiction and action movies - think "Aliens" and "Godzilla" - and he would love to one day be involved in the industry, ...
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Educator Tara McCarthy is national finalist for Adapted PE awardApr 08, 2019 6:00 am - Northern Illinois University professor Laurie Zittel distinctly remembers the day she knew one of her graduate students had all the makings of a special teacher. Tara Mc...
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U-46 hosting information sessions about kindergartenApr 08, 2019 1:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 will host informational sessions this month for parents and guardians of current and incoming kindergarten students. The sessions, calle...
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Felicity Huffman, 12 other parents to plead guilty in college scheme
Apr 08, 2019 1:00 am - BOSTON - Actress Felicity Huffman has agreed to plead guilty in the sweeping college admissions cheating scam that has ensnared wealthy parents and athletic coaches at s...
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What students can learn from the days before college loansApr 07, 2019 6:16 am - College tuition was less than what today's students pay for textbooks when Caron and Jack Knopoff attended Chicago's Wright Junior College in the mid-1960s. Tuition at w...
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Vast majority of applicants for temporary student loan forgiveness are rejected
Apr 07, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Tens of thousands of public servants have applied to have their federal student loans forgiven through a temporary relief program run by the U.S. Education ...
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Familiar face to become principal at Woodland Middle School next yearApr 07, 2019 1:00 am - Woodland Middle School Assistant Principal Tiffany Drake, who has been at the school for nearly 19 years, will be promoted to the top job in the fall. Drake will become...
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District 202 moves on after 'mandate' at the pollsApr 06, 2019 1:00 am - Given a rare opportunity to reduce their property tax bills, Lisle Unit District 202 voters decided to leave things as they are. They overwhelmingly rejected a ballot pr...
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Dist. 220 plans to boost quality, choices for school mealsApr 05, 2019 1:00 am - More variety and healthier choices for students are expected from food service operators starting in the next academic year in Barrington Area Unit District 220. At Barr...
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Girls soccer: Wauconda, Arden net another shutoutApr 04, 2019 1:00 am - Freshman goalie Mackenzie Arden made 4 saves for her fifth shutout of the season, and Wauconda's girls soccer team shut out Crystal Lake South 3-0 in nonconference actio...