Education
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St. Alphonsus tops fundraising goal; archdiocese noncommitalJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic School in Prospect Heights has exceeded its $300,000 fundraising goal to keep the school open for another year, but the Archdiocese of Chi...
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School times may change in District 103Jan 04, 2016 12:00 am - The Lincolnshire-Prairie View Elementary District 103 school board will meet Tuesday to review a plan to change the starting and ending times for the three schools. The ...
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New option in St. Charles: Close Haines Middle SchoolJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - Given four hotly debated options to close schools, save money and address declining enrollment, St. Charles school board members informally selected a fifth option Monda...
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College financial aid night Jan. 6 at StevensonJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - Stevenson High School's College Career Center will host its annual financial aid night for junior and senior families at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, in the Performing Arts...
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Lincoln supporter says numbers show St. Charles school should stay openJan 03, 2016 6:35 am - Denton Morris believes if St. Charles school board members close Lincoln and Wasco elementary schools, they will be making a mistake costly to every district taxpayer. B...
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Why college students are getting $31 million in restitution
Jan 01, 2016 5:11 am - Hundreds of thousands of college students who were deceived about the terms of their debit cards by Higher One Holdings and WEX Bank will receive a total of $31 million ...
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Looking back on Daily Herald's 'Top Teachers' for 2015Jan 01, 2016 4:00 am - We've all had teachers we will never forget. They fueled our love for a particular subject, made learning fun or simply helped us believe in our own potential. Some of u...
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Learn about electricty at Great Lakes Naval MuseumJan 01, 2016 12:00 am - Great Lakes Naval Museum will host an educational program called "Electricity: Open, Closed and Squishy Circuits," from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, in the museum's th...
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Appellate court allows Grayslake charter school to stay openDec 31, 2015 12:00 am - Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake scored a legal victory Thursday with an appellate court ruling that reverses a lower court's decision that would have forced...
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U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan condemns police code of silence
Dec 30, 2015 10:00 pm - Outgoing U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Wednesday condemned a "code of silence" that he said erodes the most important asset at a police officer's disposal - pu...