Education
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Dist. 200 board OKs technology spendingMay 14, 2015 5:30 am - The Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 board of education approved several large technology purchases Wednesday that will bring noticeable changes to schools across t...
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Dist. 211 holds open house Sunday for student-built housesMay 14, 2015 1:00 am - Students in Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211's Building Construction program are in the final stages of completing two houses they have worked on for the pas...
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COD's Breuder ordered positive mailers before election, board toldMay 14, 2015 1:00 am - College of DuPage President Robert Breuder issued the commands - and then found the money - for a series of postcards that were produced and distributed "to balance" som...
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Lincolnshire principal named top educational leaderMay 14, 2015 1:00 am - Staffers at Sprague Elementary School told Principal Christine Adler that she had to get to get to the gymnasium Thursday morning because a bird was trapped in the build...
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U-46 students to participate in Relay For LifeMay 12, 2015 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46's 2015 Relay For Life will be from 6 p.m. Friday, May 15, until 6 a.m. Saturday, May 16, at the South Elgin High School stadium, 760 E. M...
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Waubonsee and its graduates look toward the futureMay 12, 2015 11:00 pm - Civil Rights Activist Malcolm X said, "Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today." This advice seems especially app...
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Kaneland board wants to keep bus fleetMay 12, 2015 5:30 am - The Kaneland school board decided Monday it wasn't ready to give up owning its own bus fleet, without a detailed discussion about how to spend money in its reserves over...
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Huntley District 158 to adopt new name, logoMay 12, 2015 1:00 am - Consolidated School District 158 is seeking to rebrand itself as Huntley Community School District 158 - a name change prompted by officials' desire to emphasize ties to...
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Barrington kindergarten teacher passes out after winning Golden AppleMay 12, 2015 1:00 am - How does it feel to win a Golden Apple award? “It's almost enough to make you faint,” said George Vlasis. He would know. The Hough Elementary School teacher passed out a...
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Top Teacher: Kaneland English teacher inspires, educates for 35 yearsMay 11, 2015 10:00 am - In 1980, a 21-year-old Patty Welker nervously anticipated her first day as an English teacher at Kaneland High School. Would the students like her? Could she run a good ...