Education
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Elgin charter school group to appeal U-46 rejectionJul 23, 2014 5:00 am - The group proposing an Elgin charter school says it will appeal Elgin Area School District U-46's decision to deny its charter application with the state. The U-46 sch...
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Back to school comes early for some Dist. 59 studentsJul 23, 2014 1:01 am - It's only July, but students at one Elk Grove Village school headed back to the classroom Wednesday. July 23 marked the first day of the 2014-15 school year for students...
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Regional Education Office consolidation not easy taskJul 21, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - With 11 months to go until deadline, Illinois officials are still working out the details of upcoming mergers of Regional Offices of Education around the s...
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New CEO named for U of I hospitalJul 21, 2014 1:01 am - A senior adviser to University of Illinois President Robert Easter has been named CEO of the University of Illinois Hospital. The school said in a news release Monday th...
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U-46 board rejects Elgin charter school proposalJul 21, 2014 1:00 am - Despite pleas from dozens of parents, the Elgin Area School District U-46 school board Monday night denied a proposal to create a new math and science elementary charter...
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Hoffman Estates offers back-to-school physicalsJul 19, 2014 1:01 am - The Village of Hoffman Estates Department of Health and Human Services will offer back-to-school physicals for school-age children from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Mondays Aug. 4 and...
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Dist. 203 educators learn new ways to teach writingJul 18, 2014 5:30 am - Seventy-five teachers in Naperville Unit District 203 will be heading into next school year with a new framework for helping students learn to write. The educators atten...
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School board meets Monday:Jul 18, 2014 1:01 am - The Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 board will meet Monday to approve a budget for the 2015 fiscal year, which began July 1. It also will discuss...
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Car wash in Mundelein:Jul 18, 2014 1:01 am - Mundelein High School's show choir will hold a car wash Saturday at the CVS Pharmacy on the corner of routes 60 and 176. The teens will be there from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. t...
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Charter group appeals to U-46 to approve Elgin schoolJul 18, 2014 1:01 am - The Elgin Charter School Initiative will make a final push Monday to persuade the Elgin Area School District U-46 school board to accept its charter proposal. Representa...