Education
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School district apologizes for gay-marriage videoMay 14, 2014 1:01 am - JANESVILLE, Wis. - The Janesville School District superintendent apologized this week after high school students were shown a video in which children react to same-sex m...
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Bill would make using fake name on degree illegalMay 14, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Legislation is headed to the Illinois Senate that would make it illegal to use a degree obtained under a false name or other false pretenses to get a job o...
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Vernon Hills High officials emphasize safety during prom week activitiesMay 14, 2014 1:01 am - Vernon Hills High School students drove golf carts through an obstacle course while wearing special goggles Wednesday to simulate the effects of drinking and driving. It...
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District 300 names new superintendentMay 14, 2014 1:00 am - Community Unit District 300 has tapped a Florida administrator to become its next superintendent, a top official confirmed Wednesday night. Fred Heid, chief academic off...
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Judson birder spots rare warbler on Elgin campusMay 13, 2014 11:00 pm - At 7 a.m. on a spring, weekday morning while most people are getting ready or on their commute to work, Eric Secker is already out the door bird-watching at Judson Unive...
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Editorial: Failing grade for school funding fixMay 13, 2014 11:00 pm - This could be an expensive session of the Illinois General Assembly for suburban taxpayers. At the same time Gov. Pat Quinn is pushing to make permanent an income tax in...
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Kaneland board approves support, administrative staff raisesMay 13, 2014 5:30 am - Kaneland support staff, administrators get 2.7 percent hike
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Dist. 300 saving almost $1 million on administration buildingMay 13, 2014 5:30 am - Community Unit District 300 officials have saved nearly $1 million in construction costs for an administration building some have derided as unnecessary. Monday night, ...
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District 59 shortens Ridge school dayMay 13, 2014 5:30 am - The school day will be 70 minutes shorter starting next fall at the Ridge Family Center for Learning, the Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 school board decided ...
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New contract for teachers at Libertyville High, Vernon Hills HighMay 13, 2014 1:01 am - Teachers at Libertyville and Vernon Hills high schools will receive modest raises in each of the next five years under the terms of a newly approved contract extension. ...