Education
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GPS plan will allow Palatine district's parents to track buses onlineApr 10, 2014 1:01 am - School buses shuttling Palatine Township Elementary District 15 students will be outfitted with devices that allow parents to track routes in real-time. The school board...
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Mom upset over candy, movies at daughter's schoolApr 10, 2014 1:00 am - A parent at Dundee Highlands Elementary School in West Dundee is upset about teachers rewarding students with candy as an incentive to behave, a practice she said promot...
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Daniel Wright students to perform 'The Little Mermaid, Jr.'Apr 10, 2014 1:00 am - More than 60 Daniel Wright Junior High School students make up the cast and crew for this week's performances of Disney's “The Little Mermaid, Jr.” Under the direction o...
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Teachers strike averted in Waukegan Unit District 60Apr 09, 2014 1:01 am - Waukegan Unit District 60 has reached a tentative contract settlement with its teachers, averting a threatened walkout that was set for next week. Officials announced th...
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U of I's Alma Mater back on campusApr 09, 2014 1:01 am - URBANA, Ill. - The University of Illinois' Alma Mater sculpture is back on campus after a year and a half of restoration work. The 85-year-old sculpture returned Wednesd...
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Arlington Hts. planning Arbor Day celebration, art contestApr 08, 2014 1:01 am - The Arlington Heights Park District, Village of Arlington Heights and students from St. James Elementary School will be celebrating Arbor Day with a special event on Fri...
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Barrington District 220 superintendent Leonard leaving in JuneApr 08, 2014 1:01 am - Leonard takes job in Austin suburb
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3 districts leaving SEDOL:Apr 08, 2014 1:01 am - The Lake County Regional Board of Education on Monday approved plans for three local school districts to drop out of the Special Education District of Lake County in 201...
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Republicans want more information on schools fixApr 08, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - State Sen. Matt Murphy, a Palatine Republican, complained Tuesday that a plan to change how Illinois pays for its schools is moving forward before it's cle...
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District 50 seventh-grader gets education as superintendent for a dayApr 08, 2014 1:01 am - Instead of working on daily lessons, Woodland Middle School seventh grade student Bradley Wilinski got an education with a different view Tuesday as he served as Woodlan...