Education
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University of Wisconsin regents approve tuition freezeJul 11, 2013 6:07 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Tuition will be frozen for all students attending the University of Wisconsin System over the next two years, while fees and room and board costs will go...
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Woodlands Academy hosts open houseJul 11, 2013 1:31 pm - Woodlands Academy in Lake Forest will be hosting an open house at 7 p.m. July 18 to discuss uses for the 23 acres donated to the boarding school from nearby Barat Woods....
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Judge: U-46 did not slight minorities in boundary changesJul 11, 2013 11:00 am - Eight years after a group of Elgin Area School District U-46 families sued the district for racial discrimination, Judge Robert Gettleman filed his opinion, finding most...
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Wheeling High teacher nominated for Music Educator AwardJul 10, 2013 1:41 pm - Brian Logan, director of bands and fine arts coordinator at Wheeling High School, has been selected as a quarterfinalist for the first-ever Music Educator Award, present...
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Schaumburg library to host U.S. citizenship classesJul 09, 2013 6:19 pm - Preparation classes for those seeking U.S. citizenship will be held in August and September at two locations of the Schaumburg Township District Library. The “U.S. Citi...
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Top teachers prove value, over and overJul 09, 2013 8:00 am - When the Daily Herald debuted “The Suburbs’ Top Teachers” in December, the headline on our feature about Ryan Brown read, “He’s all about the kids.” Little did we know t...
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Jason’s teaching tipsJul 08, 2013 6:00 pm - Here are three tips from Jason Burke about how to successfully engage at-risk students. Ÿ Keep it real Sometimes these students are lucky to even show up at school ...
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District 300 charter school operator accused of discriminationJul 08, 2013 5:00 pm - A former principal at Cambridge Lakes Charter School in Pingree Grove accused school operators of discrimination when they fired her in October 2011. The Illinois Depart...
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Forbes Hall rubble being recycledJul 08, 2013 3:47 pm - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois is recycling almost all the 10,000 tons of material from a 60-year-old residence hall. The Champaign News-Gazette reports ab...
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Barrington ‘Top Teacher’ encourages creative risks, makes art relevantJul 08, 2013 6:00 am - A few years ago, in an effort to celebrate all the work his students did in a matter of 70 hours, Barrington High School teacher Jason Burke decided to start a one-day s...