Education
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COD plans Black History Month eventsJan 10, 2017 10:00 pm - College of DuPage will celebrate Black History Month in February with a series of events planned by the college's Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion, in collabor...
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How to tell if your teen is using drugsJan 10, 2017 10:00 pm - The Glenbard Parent Series presents "How to Identify If Your Teen Is Using Drugs" for Spanish-speaking parents at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, in the library at Glenbard Ea...
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Aurora celebrates MLK legacy on Jan. 16Jan 10, 2017 10:00 pm - The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and legacy is celebrated during a commemoration at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16, at Metea Valley High School, 1801 N. Eola Road, Aurora....
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District 46 to host kindergarten meet-and-greet next monthJan 10, 2017 12:00 am - Grayslake Elementary District 46 will host a kindergarten meet-and-greet for parents next month. Parents of incoming kindergartners and their children are invited to the...
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District 116 donates furniture to impoverished Jamaican schoolsJan 10, 2017 12:00 am - Round Lake Area Unit District 116's unwanted furniture will benefit schools in an impoverished area of Jamaica. Two truckloads of what District 116 officials deemed as ...
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Lead in our schools' water: Our report that preceded legislationJan 10, 2017 12:00 am - Our continuing series on suburban water quality contributed to real legislation. A bill that requires testing of drinking water in all Illinois schools for lead contami...
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Bill to test school water for lead goes to RaunerJan 10, 2017 12:00 am - A bill that requires testing of drinking water in all Illinois schools for lead contamination was approved unanimously today by the Illinois Senate. The bill is expected...
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River Trails principal wants kids to bring 'A' gameJan 09, 2017 5:00 am - Keir Rogers has been principal at River Trails Middle School in Mount Prospect for nine years. He arrived at the school after teaching English in the Chicago Public Scho...
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Batavia principal brings new ideas to the classroomJan 09, 2017 5:00 am - Jeff Modaff, principal of Grace McWayne Elementary in Batavia, has a little-known talent: He is also a disc jockey. Based on PARCC scores, his school is outperforming mo...
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Stanton Middle School principal definitely unconventionalJan 09, 2017 5:00 am - Jeff Sefcik admits he isn't your prototypical middle school principal. Sefcik, 49, never wears a suit, and his shoes have definitely seen better days. "I'm not comfort...