Education
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Schaumburg Septemberfest features one-room schoolhouseAug 29, 2013 5:27 am - Carnival rides, games and musical entertainment aren’t all that’s happening this weekend during Schaumburg’s Septemberfest celebration. How much would you pay for a trip...
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Embracing engagment at Waubonsee Community CollegeAug 28, 2013 1:43 pm - Education has embraced the three “Rs” since at least the late 1700s. While Waubonsee Community College remains committed to teaching students to excel in reading, writin...
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Lake County retired teachers:Aug 28, 2013 10:54 am - The Lake County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at Lambs Farm restaurant, at Route 176 and I-94, near Libertyville. The cost is $16 ...
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Mundelein High School moving graduation to Sears CentreAug 28, 2013 9:24 am - Members of Mundelein High School’s Class of 2014 will collect their diplomas at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, a first for the school. Commencement ceremonies were...
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District 300 sees good news in college readiness dataAug 27, 2013 5:32 pm - More students than ever are taking Advanced Placement classes in Community Unit District 300. And more of them than ever are passing the exams. When it comes to the ACT...
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Dist. 116 names Those Who Excel recipientsAug 27, 2013 5:19 pm - Round Lake Area Unit District 116 has announced its winners of the 2013-14 Illinois State Board of Education’s Those Who Excel Award recipients. The program annually rec...
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Dist. 211 receives $40,000 grant from MotorolaAug 27, 2013 2:07 pm - Palatine Schaumburg High School District 211 has been awarded a $40,000 grant that will support three new courses in the applied technology department, the district anno...
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Some school districts quit healthier lunch programAug 27, 2013 1:56 pm - After just one year, some schools around the country are dropping out of the healthier new federal lunch program, complaining that so many students turned up their noses...
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Cardiac screening planned for students at seven schoolsAug 27, 2013 12:18 pm - The Max Schewitz Foundation kicks off its sixth year of Screens for Teens, an EKG-based cardiac screening program on Sept. 11 at College of Lake County. Students receiv...
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Fifth Maine West student says he was a hazing victimAug 27, 2013 12:00 pm - Maine West student says he was assaulted by soccer players