Education
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How do we get more success stories at poor suburban schools?Jun 25, 2015 5:00 am - Can other schools replicate successes highlighted in Generations at Risk series?
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Woodland Dist. 50 launching breakfast programJun 25, 2015 1:00 am - Woodland Elementary District 50 in Gurnee will have a breakfast program for students starting in September. "We anticipate this program to be self-supporting," District ...
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Lombard group collecting books to fund scholarshipsJun 25, 2015 1:00 am - For the 50th year, the Lombard Area American Association of University Women is collecting books for its used book sale. Proceeds from the sale, which will take place Au...
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COD studying possible tax, tuition cuts, Hamilton saysJun 25, 2015 1:00 am - College of DuPage officials are delaying a vote on their proposed budget to give them time to consider several financial issues, including the possibility of reducing tu...
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COD's Waterleaf faces uncertain futureJun 25, 2015 1:00 am - College of DuPage's controversial Waterleaf restaurant is facing an uncertain future as school trustees work to determine if it should be rented out, closed or used more...
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MCC to offer degree program for mobile app developersJun 25, 2015 1:00 am - McHenry County College is launching two innovative certificate programs and a new associate degree in the design and development of mobile apps. The college has been awa...
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Dist. 62 boss to lead school administrators groupJun 25, 2015 1:00 am - Des Plaines Elementary School District 62 Superintendent Jane Westerhold has been appointed president of the Illinois Association of School Administrators. Brent Clark, ...
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Oakton board bids farewell to longtime presidentJun 24, 2015 5:30 am - The first year Margaret Lee began teaching, a freshman in her high school English class gave her a poster that read, "I love my life and almost everything in it. I love ...
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Woodland Dist. 50 board votes to keep air conditioning project goingJun 24, 2015 5:30 am - A majority of Woodland Elementary District board members have declined to support a colleague who wanted to stop the installation of air conditioning at a school before ...
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How middle school went from chaos to changing livesJun 24, 2015 5:00 am - Generations at Risk series looks at Streamwood school that demands accountability, doesn't accept excuses