Education
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U of I board chairman defends rescinding professor's job offerSep 19, 2014 1:01 am - CHAMPAIGN - The University of Illinois was right to deny a faculty job to a professor whose anti-Israel Twitter messages were considered by some to be anti-Semitic, Univ...
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Police search Wisconsin fraternity for date-rape drugsSep 19, 2014 1:01 am - MILWAUKEE - Police are investigating a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee fraternity where they say members may have slipped date-rape drugs into partygoers' drinks. The ...
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ISU president gives upbeat assessment of schoolSep 19, 2014 1:01 am - NORMAL, Ill. - The president of Illinois State University gave an upbeat assessment of the school's future, saying Thursday the school has the capacity for moderate grow...
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Dist. 155 to teach students smart money managementSep 18, 2014 1:01 am - Teaching students college and career skills is a top priority for school districts. But yet another critical skill for high school students looking to land a job, buy t...
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District 211 teachers, support staff get new contractsSep 18, 2014 1:01 am - The Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 school board approved a new four-year contract agreement with the district's teachers union at its meeting on Thursday n...
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Emanuel backs away from naming school after ObamaSep 18, 2014 1:01 am - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Thursday he has scuttled his plan to name a new high school after President Barack Obama. Emanuel, Obama's former White House chief...
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Highland teachers accept new contract, end strikeSep 18, 2014 1:01 am - HIGHLAND, Ill. - Highland teachers overwhelmingly approved a three-year contract Thursday, ending a six-day strike that kept about 3,000 students out of the classroom. T...
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Film explores history of AIDS fight in AfricaSep 17, 2014 1:01 am - Roosevelt University will screen the documentary film "Fire in the Blood" at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23 and 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24 in Alumni Hall at its Schaumburg ...
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Residents ask Batavia school board to stop increasing taxesSep 17, 2014 1:01 am - Several Batavia residents asked the school board to stop increasing the district's operating property taxes at a Tuesday hearing about the proposed 2014-15 budget. The b...
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Judson seeks submissions for faith-based film festivalSep 16, 2014 1:01 am - Judson University in Elgin is accepting film submissions for the 11th annual Imago Film Festival to be held March 24-28. The festival showcases independent films dealin...