Education
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In 2015, Illinois to confront daunting issues, divisionsDec 30, 2014 12:01 am - Keeping schools and social services funded. Making higher education more affordable. Addressing crowded prisons. Possibly redoing pension reform. As it enters 2015, Ill...
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Most college students have no idea how much they're paying for schoolDec 28, 2014 6:33 am - WASHINGTON - A majority of first-year undergraduates can't correctly estimate how much student loan debt they're taking on. More surprising, among college freshmen who h...
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'Failing' label gone, school improvement work continuesDec 27, 2014 6:45 am - No matter how long a school had been deemed "failing" under the No Child Left Behind education act of 2001, it has shed that label now. Along with losing the stigma, sch...
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Editorial: Make it a real winter break for teensDec 26, 2014 4:01 am - Winter break is half over. What have the teenagers you know been up to? Basking in some R&R after a long fall semester and stressful finals week? Not if they live in Sc...
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Purdue Extension conference to help small farmsDec 26, 2014 12:01 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue Extension will hold a three-day conference in March to provide information aimed at helping owners of small farms to better manage their op...
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Purdue partners with online learning platformDec 26, 2014 12:01 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University is partnering with technology provider edX to provide select courses online. The first PurdueX courses, being developed by Purdu...
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New law expands schools' authority to fight bullyingDec 26, 2014 12:01 am - A law that takes effect next week will allow Illinois school districts to punish students for cyberbullying, even if it occurs outside of school. Currently, districts ma...
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District 95 principal hiring approvedDec 23, 2014 12:01 am - The Lake Zurich Unit District 95 school board on Dec. 18 approved the permanent hiring of Todd Jakowitsch as principal for Lake Zurich Middle School North and McKenna Se...
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Purdue gets $1.6M to create virtual patientsDec 22, 2014 12:01 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University has received a $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to help medical, nursing and pharmacy students learn ho...
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'Tech, Tech Baby' video a big winner for Des Plaines schoolDec 21, 2014 10:00 pm - Dorothy Henson's career spans 26 years in Des Plaines Elementary District 62 and this much she knows: Entering students in competitions can be motivating - and empowerin...