Education
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State seeks input on revamping social studies standardsOct 13, 2014 1:01 am - State education officials are seeking input from students, educators, parents and taxpayers on new civic course requirements and social studies learning standards. A new...
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Teachers union leader Karen Lewis decides against Chicago mayoral bidOct 13, 2014 1:00 am - Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, seen as Mayor Rahm Emanuel's most high-profile re-election challenger, won't run in 2015, a spokeswoman announced Monday. ...
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Millburn Kids ResaleOct 12, 2014 1:01 am - The Millburn Middle School gymnasium in Lindenhurst will be the site of the Millburn Kids Resale school fundraiser on Friday, Oct. 17, and Saturday, Oct. 18. The event w...
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Fremont 79 official resignsOct 12, 2014 1:01 am - Veteran Fremont Elementary District 79 board member Sandra Bickley has resigned because she moved out of state, officials announced. Bickley served on the panel, which i...
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District 116 trying again for $29 million high school expansionOct 11, 2014 11:00 pm - Round Lake Area Unit District 116 officials say they have improved communication with voters as part of a second attempt to gain permission to borrow $29 million for a h...
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Libertyville High carries on its homecoming traditionOct 11, 2014 1:01 am - Libertyville High School celebrated its annual homecoming Saturday, with a parade from the Metra station in Libertyville's downtown and the traditional dance later in th...
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Woodlands fall concertOct 10, 2014 1:01 am - The Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart Music Department presents its Cabaret fall concert at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20. This free annual event in the cafeteria at the sc...
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New DuPage children's exhibit explores love, forgiveness - xoxoOct 10, 2014 1:01 am - Love and forgiveness aren't usually seen in museum exhibits. Dinosaur fossils and works of fine art and historical documents? Of course. Trains, planes, spacecraft, even...
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Progress reported in Waukegan teachers strikeOct 10, 2014 1:01 am - The two sides in the Waukegan Unit District 60 teachers strike released a statement Friday indicating progress is being made toward ending the labor dispute that has rea...
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Mundelein High board meets:Oct 10, 2014 1:01 am - The Mundelein High School board will meet Tuesday to discuss the district's credit rating, a snow plowing agreement and the ongoing progress of an effort to give every s...