Education
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District 95 preschool screening:Jan 23, 2014 6:09 pm - Lake Zurich Unit District 95 will offer a preschool screening on Friday, Feb. 7, for 3- and 4-year-old children for whom there may be concerns with gross or fine motor s...
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Mundelein High hosts FAFSA workshop:Jan 23, 2014 6:00 pm - Mundelein High School will host a Free Application for Federal Student Aid workshop on Monday, Feb. 3, from 6 to 8 p.m. in Rooms A103 and A104, a news release stated. Se...
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Big donation for Lake Zurich Catholic schoolJan 23, 2014 5:23 pm - St. Francis de Sales Catholic School in Lake Zurich has received one of the largest grants in its history. Officials announced Thursday the $200,000 grant to fund techno...
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U of I will consider pension-cut offsetsJan 23, 2014 4:13 pm - University of Illinois President Robert Easter and other administrators will consider ways to help university employees make up for some of the money they will lose when...
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U of I board re-elects Kennedy as chairmanJan 23, 2014 3:41 pm - Christopher Kennedy will serve a sixth year as chairman of the University of Illinois board of trustees. Kennedy’s fellow trustees re-elected him Thursday during a meeti...
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4 years of UI tuition to top $100,000 for 1st timeJan 23, 2014 1:37 pm - CHAMPAIGN — Newly approved tuition increases at the University of Illinois mean that four years of college on the flagship campus will top $100,000 for many students. Tr...
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Chicago Board of Ed approves 7 new charter schoolsJan 22, 2014 4:42 pm - The Chicago Board of Education, following the recommendation of its staff, has approved seven proposed new charter schools that will open over the next two years. The bo...
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District 50 band performs:Jan 22, 2014 4:31 pm - In anticipation of the upcoming Winter Olympics, members of Woodland Middle School’s Symphonic Band 1 have been invited to perform at the opening day ceremonies celebrat...
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State education board asks for more moneyJan 22, 2014 4:29 pm - The Illinois State Board of Education plans to ask lawmakers today for $1 billion more to pay for schools around the state. But as Illinois continues to sit on billions ...
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Chicago schools to add more gym and arts classesJan 22, 2014 3:55 pm - Officials with Chicago Public Schools say the district is hiring more arts and physical education teachers citywide. In a news release Tuesday, city officials said the ...