Education
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U-46 students to shine in fourth annual TalentFestApr 04, 2014 6:01 am - Baton twirling. Dancing. Singing. Violin and ukulele playing. These are some of the acts on the lineup for TalentFest 2014, a showcase of some of the top high school per...
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Dist. 54 improving buildings, language programsApr 04, 2014 5:30 am - Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 board members Thursday approved $3.6 million in summer renovations and heard how the soundness of their language programs will...
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Illinois Geographic Bee participantsApr 04, 2014 1:01 am - Area students participating in Friday's Illinois Geographic Bee Northwest Cook CountyPeter Janus, Arlington Heights Joseph Shepherd, Arlington Heights Liam Starnes, ...
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Libertyville students help birds of preyApr 04, 2014 1:01 am - Students at Rockland School in Libertyville built birdhouses and visited with a peregrine falcon Friday as part of an educational program to help birds of prey. The fal...
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Stevenson to host film fest:Apr 04, 2014 1:01 am - Stevenson High to host film fest #movies #film #goingtotheshow The inaugural Stevenson High School Interregional Film Festival is April 11. Running from 7 to 9 p.m....
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Gurnee, Oak Brook kids place 2nd, 3rd at state Geographic BeeApr 04, 2014 1:00 am - It was a little more than knowing the names of state capitals. Make that a lot more. Fifth- through eighth-graders competing in the Illinois State Geographic Bee Friday...
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UOP in Des Plaines sponsors chemistry competitionApr 03, 2014 11:00 pm - UOP volunteers and $10,000 in grant money from Honeywell Hometown Solutions recently helped more than 3,000 students from Chicago area middle schools learn more about sc...
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District 158 to ban electronic cigarettes on campusesApr 03, 2014 5:30 am - The days of "The Marlboro Man" might be long gone, yet a new wave of advertising with electronic cigarettes is bringing back the idea that it's cool to smoke. And teenag...
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24-hour bicycle relay:Apr 03, 2014 1:01 am - Cyclists can help bridge the gap between literacy support and kids in crisis at the 24-hour cycle relay Friday and Saturday at the Amphibian Multisport facility, 130 N. ...
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Schools consider new test fee amid budget worriesApr 03, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - As they juggle school-reform demands with budget cuts, state education officials are considering retaining a traditional college-readiness test for high sc...