Education
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School funding figures fuel debate in CapitolMay 08, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Newly released figures that show downstate school districts gaining at the expense of suburban ones have fueled a debate among lawmakers about a proposed o...
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St. James school launches mobile appMay 08, 2014 1:01 am - Families of students at St. James Catholic school in Arlington Heights will now be able to keep up with what is going in their kids' classrooms from their phones. The sc...
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Young playwright honored:May 08, 2014 1:01 am - For the second straight year, a play written by Stevenson High School student Aidan Murphy has been chosen as one of the high school finalists for the 2014 LaBute New Th...
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Parents back candy, movies at West Dundee schoolMay 08, 2014 1:00 am - Jennifer Nickels, a West Dundee mom who complained last month about a Dundee Highlands Elementary School teacher giving candy as a reward and showing noneducational movi...
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Elgin history buff publishes kids' book on Lincoln's assassinationMay 07, 2014 9:01 am - "A picture is worth a thousand words." First-time author and Elgin resident, Mike Person, strongly believes in the adage, and applied that concept in his book, "With Mal...
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District 50 nominees sought:May 07, 2014 1:01 am - Woodland Elementary District 50 is asking parents and community members to nominate an outstanding teacher for the Alan Mann Tribute to Excellence in Education Award. Th...
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Children's author educates, entertains students at Butterfield SchoolMay 07, 2014 1:01 am - Children's author Aaron Reynolds used his acting talent to educate and entertain students about the world of writing and book publishing during a presentation Wednesday ...
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PTO to host spring fling to fund technology improvements in Mundelein District 75May 07, 2014 1:01 am - A spring fling planned by the parent teacher organization in Mundelein District 75 appears to have the right ingredients for success with carnival games, food, bouncy ho...
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Meet District 34's new leader:May 07, 2014 1:01 am - Antioch Elementary District 34 hosts an open house from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 22, to formally welcome Jay Marino, who will assume the post of superintendent on July ...
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Retiring CLC music professor leading final concert on campus FridayMay 07, 2014 1:01 am - Retiring College of Lake County music department Professor Charles Clency will lead his final spring choral concert Friday. Clency, 76, said Wednesday he was not thinkin...