Education
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U-46 considers offering full-day kindergarten across districtSep 14, 2015 5:15 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 administrators are proposing offering full-day kindergarten classes districtwide for the 2016-17 school year. It's a growing national tr...
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Kaneland school board approves scoreboard for advertising useSep 14, 2015 1:00 am - Kaneland Knights football fans could see ads on the new scoreboard as soon as booster clubs can sell them and get them approved by district officials. The school board a...
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Two COD administrators appeal their firings, don't want board to act as judgeSep 14, 2015 1:00 am - Two high-ranking College of DuPage administrators who were fired last week for what their boss called failure to protect the financial integrity of the school are appeal...
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District 54 STEM coach shares enthusiasm for problem-solving with students, teachersSep 13, 2015 12:00 pm - STEM programs — Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics — are changing the face of education, first through afterschool clubs and more recently in the classroom...
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The schools driving America's student loan crisis
Sep 13, 2015 7:41 am - WASHINGTON - In August 2014, network technicians opened a special connection between computers at the federal departments of Education and Treasury. On nights and weeken...
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District 95 child screeningsSep 13, 2015 1:00 am - Lake Zurich Unit District 95 will host screenings Wednesday, Sept. 30, for children between the ages of 3 to 5 years who may have developmental delays in any of the foll...
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Mundelein High celebrates homecomingSep 11, 2015 1:00 am - Mundelein High School students continued their weeklong homecoming celebration Friday with a parade and football game against North Chicago. This year's theme is Grease...
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How new leader wants Lisle's Benedictine University to growSep 11, 2015 1:00 am - Michael S. Brophy wants Benedictine University - the Lisle institution where he took the reins as president in August - to become a true leader in Catholic higher educat...
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District 300 plans public meetings on potential boundary changesSep 11, 2015 1:00 am - Community Unit District 300 officials are considering changing attendance boundaries that would affect several Carpentersville schools. District 300 moved some administ...
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District 75 brat festSep 10, 2015 1:00 am - Students, parents, staff and residents are invited to Mundelein community's annual Brat Fest from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at Carl Sandburg Middle School, 855 W. Ha...