Education
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Poll: Parents back high-stakes testingAug 17, 2013 4:39 pm - Associated Press WASHINGTON — Often criticized as too prescriptive and all-consuming, standardized tests have support among parents, who view them as a useful way to mea...
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Schools must teach birth control in sex edAug 16, 2013 8:38 pm - Students in Illinois public schools that teach sex education will now be taught about birth control and sexually transmitted diseases — not just abstinence. Gov. Pat Qui...
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Back-to-School Mass:Aug 15, 2013 6:03 pm - St. Patrick School, 15020 Wadsworth Road in Wadsworth, will kickoff the new school year with a Mass on Sunday, Aug. 18 at 5 p.m. in the parish church. The Rev. Fred Pese...
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Dist. 15 must offer choice to students at seven schoolsAug 15, 2013 10:47 am - Whiteley in Hoffman Estates only one to make Adequate Yearly Progress
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Three Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 schools to offer choiceAug 15, 2013 5:30 am - With the first day of school just a week away, parents at three Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 elementary schools have a choice to make, and quickly. Parents with...
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District 15 finances better than expectedAug 15, 2013 5:30 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 will enter the new school year with a more optimistic financial outlook than previously thought. The tentative $153.7 million bu...
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Naperville Dist. 203 to post class lists only onlineAug 15, 2013 5:30 am - At least one back-to-school tradition is changing in Naperville Unit District 203, and it affects the way students will determine what class they're in for the coming sc...
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Oak Grove School renovation project wrapping upAug 15, 2013 5:18 am - There were no summer doldrums at Oak Grove School because the dust never cleared and the start of classes on Tuesday will represent a break from months of nonstop constr...
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U-46 teachers to get new laptopsAug 15, 2013 5:00 am - As Elgin Area School District U-46 teachers get their classrooms in order ahead of students' return next week, most also will be logging into new laptops. The district ...
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MHS graduation venue could changeAug 14, 2013 2:00 pm - The members of Mundelein High School’s Class of 2014 could celebrate commencement at a different venue, officials said. A committee has been studying options across the ...