Education
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West Chicago Dist. 94 ready to apply for pilot e-learning programSep 15, 2015 1:00 am - No more snow days? Starting Jan. 1, that might be a reality for West Chicago High School District 94 students. The district - which put Chromebooks in the hands of every...
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Illinois schools superintendent: Be prepared for dismal PARCC scoresSep 15, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois schools Superintendent Tony Smith is warning school districts to be prepared for dismal statewide test scores. In a letter to school administrators obtained by ...
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Prospect Heights District 23 teachers on strike; no school todaySep 15, 2015 1:00 am - Schools will be closed Wednesday for about 1,500 students in Prospect Heights, Mount Prospect, Arlington Heights and Wheeling after Prospect Heights Elementary District ...
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WTHS college planning eventSep 15, 2015 1:00 am - All Warren Township High School juniors and their families are welcome to attend the school's annual Junior College Planning Night to help build or narrow a list of coll...
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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...