Education
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Dist. 211 defends locker room policy for transgender studentsOct 15, 2015 5:15 am - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 has nine more days to sign the Office of Civil Rights' letter of enforcement to allow a transgender student unrestricted acc...
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District 214 seeks input on changing school calendarOct 15, 2015 1:00 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 is thinking about changing its school calendar and start times, but it wants input from the community first. An online survey...
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Classes, sports resume in McHenry 156 post teacher's contract dealOct 14, 2015 1:00 am - Details of a new three-year teachers' contract in McHenry High School District 156 show teachers would receive step increases of 3.6 percent in the first two years, and ...
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Willowbrook senior named to state education advisory councilOct 13, 2015 11:00 pm - Willowbrook senior Sally Nijim has been named to the Illinois State Board of Education Student Advisory Council. Nijim joins 16 other sophomore, junior and seniors from...
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Glen Ellyn elementary school is 'one' againOct 13, 2015 11:00 pm - When students, teachers and even the superintendent all wear the same T-shirt, the obvious explanation is that educators are trying to build school spirit. But it's real...
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COD prepares for Homecoming WeekendOct 13, 2015 11:00 pm - College of DuPage is inviting alumni back to campus for a series of events during Homecoming Week from Oct. 15 to 17, including a Student Life Alumni Social and a recept...
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Dist. 211 holding college nightsOct 13, 2015 1:00 am - Palatine Schaumburg Township High School District 211 is holding a college night Wednesday, Oct. 14, for First Generation College Bound students and their parents and a ...
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Woodlands Academy to host Cabaret fall concertOct 12, 2015 11:00 pm - The Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart Music Department presents its Cabaret fall concert at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19. This annual event, held in the cafeteria at the s...
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Claypool outlines steps to prevent another Byrd-Bennett scandalOct 12, 2015 11:00 pm - Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool on Tuesday outlined steps he has already taken and additional safeguards he plans to put in place to prevent a repeat of the ...
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Seven-figure pledge for St. Francis science buildingOct 12, 2015 11:00 pm - The University of St. Francis in Joliet has received a seven-figure pledge made as a lead gift for the science building by alumni William (Bill '82) and Patricia (Trish ...