Education
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More cuts for Chicago schoolsJul 24, 2013 4:38 pm - The Chicago Public Schools, facing a $1 billion deficit, has announced more funding cuts, this time $68 million that was to be spent in its classrooms. The cut was inclu...
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Student, community safety a priority for WaubonseeJul 24, 2013 12:44 pm - Safety is among the many priorities addressed by Waubonsee Community College. There are some exciting new projects the college is working on to further enhance the healt...
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Senate passes student loan billJul 24, 2013 11:46 am - WASHINGTON — Borrowing for tuition, housing and books would be less expensive for college students and their parents this fall but the costs could soon start climbing un...
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Year-round school in Elk Grove begins new yearJul 24, 2013 10:27 am - The Ridge Family Center for Learning, a year-round school in Elk Grove Village, welcomed in the 2013-14 school year at 8 a.m. Wednesday. All families were invited to sp...
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U-46 discrimination case might be far from overJul 24, 2013 5:30 am - School district may appeal ruling in discrimination case
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Darkroom photography still alive at suburban collegesJul 24, 2013 5:15 am - In this era of Instagram and point-and-shoot digital cameras, students at Elgin Community College are staying close to the roots of the art that dates back to the 1800s....
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ECC collecting school supplies for area studentsJul 23, 2013 2:32 pm - Last year the line formed at 3 a.m. for Elgin Community College’s school supply giveaway. The event — Project Backpack — officially started at 10 a.m. and by then about ...
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Geneva thinking again about all-day kindergartenJul 23, 2013 5:15 am - Geneva school officials have resurrected the idea of offering all-day kindergarten. “I would like us to pursue this aggressively. I think it is way past time that we do ...
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Mundelein High yearbooks are inJul 22, 2013 5:30 pm - Mundelein High School students may pick up their 2013 yearbooks at a signing party to be held Thursday, Aug. 1, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the main gym. The school is at 1350 W...
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U of I names new director at supercomputer centerJul 22, 2013 5:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A top official from a Russian research university will be the new director of the University of Illinois’ National Center for Supercomputing Applicatio...