Education
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U-46 board OKs 900 iPads for PARCC prepJun 15, 2015 1:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 students in kindergarten through second-grade classrooms will have new iPads this fall. The U-46 school board Monday night authorized spe...
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Penn State's Spanier got $2.3 million in compensationJun 14, 2015 7:39 am - Pennsylvania State University's former president Graham Spanier received $2.3 million in compensation last year, more than any leader of a public university, a Chronicle...
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NIU, 5 community colleges launch dual business degreeJun 12, 2015 1:00 am - Northern Illinois University and five community colleges announced Friday a new program designed to help working students with families earn a business degree closer to ...
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In Grayslake District 46 suicide prevention program, kids help each otherJun 12, 2015 1:00 am - Grayslake Middle School's psychologist says a suicide prevention program launched in the just-concluded academic year accomplished more than expected. "The program has d...
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Lake Zurich teen gets makeup graduation ceremonyJun 10, 2015 5:30 am - Lake Zurich High School's administrators saw to it that illness would not keep Erin Adams from receiving her diploma just like other seniors did in a field house ceremon...
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Oak Grove students celebrate last dayJun 10, 2015 1:00 am - Instead of taking a test or writing an essay, Oak Grove School students spent the last day of academic year playing games and having fun. As part of the Green Oak's scho...
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St. Charles District 303 prepares to choose schools to closeJun 09, 2015 5:30 am - St. Charles Unit District 303 will likely have fewer schools come the 2016-17 school year. Now the district administration will begin the process of figuring out which s...
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Round Lake High School gets new panther logoJun 09, 2015 1:00 am - Story updated to reflect voters selected color version of panther. Round Lake High School will get a fresh panther head logo when the 2015-16 academic year begins. ...
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Future Ready initiativeJun 09, 2015 1:00 am - Gurnee Elementary District 56 will host a regional summit on digital learning sponsored by the Future Ready initiative, June 15 and 16. The intensive two-day event will ...
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District 300 adopts full-day kindergarten for all schoolsJun 09, 2015 1:00 am - Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 is expanding its full-day kindergarten program to all 17 elementary schools. The district will add 12 kindergarten classrooms...