Education
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District 211 chief named 'Superintendent of Distinction'May 01, 2018 1:00 am - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 Superintendent Dan Cates has been named the 2018 Superintendent of Distinction by his colleagues in the North Cook Region of...
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Vernon Hills woman appointed to District 128 boardMay 01, 2018 1:00 am - A Vernon Hills woman has been appointed to replace a Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 board member who recently pleaded guilty to violating electi...
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Will District 62 use same firm to find next superintendent?Apr 30, 2018 5:33 am - After Des Plaines Elementary District 62 Superintendent Floyd Williams Jr. resigned late last year under a cloud of misconduct allegations, the school board became entit...
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High school programs join welding students with jobs in demandApr 30, 2018 5:33 am - Welding labs at Elgin and Hampshire high schools now are certified testing facilities - the first in the Midwest and among only three high schools in the country to be a...
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Harper student named Jack Kent Cooke scholarApr 29, 2018 11:00 pm - In many ways, Harper College student Mili Tomar is seeing the modern world with fresh eyes. Growing up in rural India, she wasn't exposed to much high-end technology unt...
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Nationwide examples of HYA's controversial picksApr 29, 2018 1:00 am - Schaumburg-based Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates has had success bringing school districts superintendent candidates who went on to be named the best in Illinois and t...
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'They are so underpaid': School support staff scrape by on meager earnings
Apr 29, 2018 1:00 am - OKLAHOMA CITY - Jessica Morales gets to Prairie Queen Elementary before the bell rings. In class, she is a lifeline for recent immigrant students, translating lessons th...
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How drone racing teaches suburban kids about match, scienceApr 28, 2018 1:00 am - The next generation of drone racers could be doing their homework right now. Already gaining popularity among adults, the sport of racing small four-motored drones arou...
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Suburban firm has history of mishandled searches for school superintendentsApr 28, 2018 1:00 am - A suburban firm paid to find superintendents for public school districts nationwide has mishandled several high-profile searches in recent years, including its failure t...
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Mundelein students help plant tree for Arbor DayApr 27, 2018 1:00 am - To make Arbor Day more exciting, Mundelein village arborist Adam Schmidt let the Washington Early Learning Center second grade students decide which trees to plant at th...