Education
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Mundelein High construction continues as classes startAug 12, 2015 1:00 am - When Mundelein High School students arrived for the first day of the 2015-16 school year Wednesday, they were greeted by the sights and sounds of construction. A $23.7 m...
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U of I to dismiss chancellor, won't pay $400,000 bonusAug 12, 2015 1:00 am - URBANA, Ill. - University of Illinois trustees plan to begin the process of firing Chancellor Phyllis Wise rather than accept her resignation and pay her a $400,000 bonu...
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Mentor, Harper student find success in bondAug 11, 2015 11:00 pm - Viviane Motta de Mello came to the U.S. two years ago by way of Brazil and Chile with no knowledge of English, no friends and little insight into American culture. Today...
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St. Charles Dist. 303 comes to terms with lower enrollmentAug 11, 2015 5:30 am - St. Charles Unit District 303 board members put their faith in population forecasts Monday night that show, at best, enrollment will top out at 12,000 students in coming...
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Construction marks first day of classes at Round Lake HighAug 11, 2015 1:00 am - It's the first day of the new school year at Round Lake High School, and throughout the building, new classroom decorations coexist with ladders and miscellaneous constr...
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High school reunion a perfect time for reflectionAug 10, 2015 11:00 pm - Forty-five years ago, I graduated from Wenatchee High School in Washington state. Now I'm attending our class reunion. Anticipating that event, I've been reflecting on ...
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Could standing desks at school help curb childhood obesity?
Aug 10, 2015 5:45 am - Being told to “sit still” in the classroom may soon be a thing of the past. Schools in a growing number of jurisdictions are experimenting with the once-faddish, now com...
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Crystal Lake District 47 launches redesigned website, adopts new logosAug 10, 2015 1:00 am - Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 has launched a new website with individual pages for its 12 schools and featuring a robust, responsive design and updated look, offic...
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How Naperville mom's board game teaches kids about careersAug 10, 2015 1:00 am - Not to knock Superman, Elsa or Anna, but one Naperville mom thinks kids have had enough. “We have too many superheroes and princesses,” Niketa Jhaveri says. What kids ne...
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Wheaton charity moving into old health department buildingAug 10, 2015 1:00 am - A Wheaton-based charity that serves home-schooled students is moving to the recently vacated DuPage County Health Department building at 422 N. Prospect St. This week, t...