Education
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Reaching students outside school setting key for Palatine teacherOct 10, 2016 6:00 am - Kim Haas is a special-education teacher at Palatine Township Elementary District 15's Winston Campus Elementary School. She has been teaching with the district for 12 ye...
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Neuqua principal, Naperville nonprofit win partnership awardOct 10, 2016 6:00 am - Neuqua principal, Naperville nonprofit win partnership award for helping kids, parents
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Mary Lou Retton at Judson: I achieved what I always dreamed ofOct 10, 2016 1:00 am - Mary Lou Retton remembers the exact moment she aspired to be an Olympic gold medalist. It was after watching Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci become the first gymnast in ...
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Grayslake District 46 approves diversity policyOct 10, 2016 1:00 am - Grayslake Elementary District 46 has approved a diversity policy designed to boost student achievement while creating a more understanding education environment. Among t...
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Barrington's St. Anne Parish School a Blue Ribbon SchoolOct 09, 2016 11:00 pm - U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. announced Saint Anne Parish School has been named a 2016 National Blue Ribbon School. Saint Anne is one among 279 public and...
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Judson to host daylong applied theater conference Oct. 14Oct 09, 2016 11:00 pm - Judson University's Demoss Center for Worship in the Performing Arts will host a free, daylong applied theater conference Friday, Oct. 14. The conference will run from 9...
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Friendship Village residents learn Mandarin from teenOct 09, 2016 11:00 pm - Maegan Jong has learned at a very young age about "the importance and beauty of sharing and learning." The 15-year-old resident of Palatine spent the summer teaching Man...
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Could new education law mean the end of failing schools?Oct 09, 2016 6:00 am - For the past 14 years, the federal No Child Left Behind Act served as the benchmark for how our schoolchildren were faring. But the law drew considerable criticism for ...
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CLC mechatronics informationOct 09, 2016 1:00 am - College of Lake County will host three information sessions on the field of mechatronics. Officials said it's a good-paying, hands-on career that combines mechanics, ele...
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District 207 proposes more school day time for college, career prepOct 08, 2016 5:00 am - Maine Township High School District 207 officials want to make counselors a greater part of the school day as part of a renewed focus on college and career preparation. ...