Education
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Local college layoffs stand despite state budget progressApr 22, 2016 1:00 am - Layoffs announced by two suburban community colleges in recent weeks won't be reversed in spite of state officials' move Friday to approve an "emergency" budget for coll...
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YWCA names scholarship for Waubonsee President SobekApr 22, 2016 1:00 am - AURORA - YWCA Aurora recently named a scholarship in honor of Waubonsee Community College President Christine Sobek. During the YWCA 2016 Leaders of Change Luncheon in A...
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Students celebrate Earth Day at Adler Park School with a variety of activitiesApr 22, 2016 1:00 am - Adler Park School students celebrated Earth Day Friday with activities that ranged from feeding birds to learning about trees. Students in the full-day kindergarten cla...
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Warren High seeking memorabiliaApr 22, 2016 1:00 am - Warren Township High School District 121 in Gurnee is looking for donations of artifacts from the community to help celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2016-17. Any memor...
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Northwest suburban special ed group's technology helps all students learnApr 21, 2016 5:33 am - Bailey Burak may not be able to form sentences on her own, but using just her eyes she can direct her computer to tell her teacher when she's had enough to eat, ask ques...
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College funding vote called off in surprise moveApr 21, 2016 1:00 am - An Illinois House vote on an apparent bipartisan compromise to pay for community colleges, state universities and a key scholarship program was called off minutes before...
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West Aurora drops idea of adding 4 classrooms to high schoolApr 21, 2016 1:00 am - The renovation plan for West Aurora High School has been changed, cutting about $1.2 million from its expected cost. Gone is a plan to add four classrooms along a new co...
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Lake Villa school goes green for Earth WeekApr 21, 2016 1:00 am - Olive Martin School in Lake Villa went green this week as students participated in a variety of events in advance of Earth Day on Saturday-. "Every year, we do an Earth...
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Waubonsee to close small business center, downsize adult ed programsApr 21, 2016 1:00 am - Because the state is withholding money from Waubonsee Community College, the college is closing its Small Business Development Center and cutting back on its free adult ...
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Piano teacher, students find healing in the musicApr 20, 2016 11:00 am - Aidan McCurley of Palatine ran through his recital piece during a recent piano lesson with ease. The 10-year-old boy played the simple melody softly, but he ended it wit...