Education
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Goodbye, snow days? Schools trying online learning instead
Jul 31, 2018 1:00 am - Sorry kids, no more all-day pajama parties, cartoon marathons and snowball fights when you're really supposed to be in school. A school district in South Carolina has do...
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Wauconda District 118's nearly final budget includes new Crown School playgroundJul 31, 2018 1:00 am - Wauconda Unit School District 118 officials are set to approve a roughly $74.3 million budget this week. The spending plan for the 2019 fiscal year includes money fo...
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Congress OKs more federal funding for career and technical educationJul 31, 2018 1:00 am - Local community colleges and high schools can benefit from increased federal funding to expand and modernize career, technical and vocational education programs. Preside...
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Elgin teachers union says contract talks will resume soonJul 31, 2018 1:00 am - Contract talks between Elgin Area School District U-46 and its teachers union are expected to resume soon. In May, the Elgin Teachers Association - the union representin...
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Northwest Suburban Bar Association fundraiser at Arlington ParkJul 30, 2018 1:00 am - Members of the Northwest Suburban Bar Association, including attorneys, judges and honored guests, will gather at 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3 at Arlington Park racetrack for a...
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More than a year after historic floods, Murphy Elementary repairs nearly finishedJul 28, 2018 1:00 am - More than a year after historic floods caused some $3.3 million in damage at Murphy Elementary School, the Round Lake Park school is almost ready to reopen, better than ...
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Elgin charter school almost ready for school year's startJul 27, 2018 1:00 am - The new Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter School will be ready for business next week ahead of the start of classes on Aug. 15, officials said Friday. Enrollment is...
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U-46 approves raises for secretarial employeesJul 26, 2018 1:00 am - The Elgin Area School District U-46 school board this week approved an agreement on a five-year contract for secretarial employees. It guarantees raises ranging from 3 p...
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District 128 officials looking to increase spending in 2019 fiscal yearJul 25, 2018 1:00 am - As they finalize a new budget, Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 officials are predicting a significant spending increase for the 2019 fiscal year....
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Round Lake students design beats, houses and websites at free technology campJul 25, 2018 1:00 am - Around 50 Round Lake Area Unit District 116 students used computers to compose music, design houses and even boss around robots on Wednesday at the first of a free two-d...