Education
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Elgin group revives charter school proposalSep 26, 2016 5:30 am - Proponents of an Elgin charter school for at-risk students are hoping to kick-start the project with the help of federal funding. A previous proposal for the charter sch...
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Free concerts at Stevenson HighSep 26, 2016 1:00 am - Concert season gets underway this week at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire with a pair of performances. Stevenson's choirs will sing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, and the orch...
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Community colleges say they're forced to rely more on federal grantsSep 26, 2016 1:00 am - Elgin Community College President David Sam says with state funding for higher education in a flux, community colleges are relying more on federal grants than ever befor...
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Anti-bullying conferenceSep 26, 2016 1:00 am - University Center of Lake County is collaborating with Northern Illinois University to host the "Bullying: How Schools Can Respond" conference for educators. The confere...
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Grayslake District 46 honoredSep 26, 2016 1:00 am - Grayslake Elementary District 46's website and other communication initiatives have been lauded by a public relations organization. District 46 received the kudos after ...
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Parents chastise, support U-46 board on transgender locker room issueSep 26, 2016 1:00 am - Editor's note: An earlier version of this story should have read Tracy Kelly of Streamwood read a statement from her 12-year-old daughter, Erinn, who attends Tefft M...
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MCC speech instructor helps students to conquer stage frightSep 25, 2016 11:00 pm - Some surveys show that people fear public speaking more than anything - even death. To ease any fears his students have of speaking in front of an audience, McHenry Cou...
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Cristo Rey St. Martin to move into vacant Kmart building in WaukeganSep 25, 2016 11:00 pm - Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep unveiled plans Sept. 19, to renovate and move to the vacant, former Kmart building in Waukegan in early 2018. Phase One of the renova...
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Naperville student interns at Europe's CERN labSep 23, 2016 6:00 am - A Naperville student with dreams of working on the frontier of physics took a step that is "an entirely new level of cool" toward such a career this summer. Naperville N...
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Will Mundelein High suspend the block schedule?Sep 23, 2016 1:00 am - After two years of study, Mundelein High School officials next week will decide if they should ditch the unusual block bell schedule. The District 120 board will hold a ...