Education
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St. Charles school district plans deficitJun 28, 2013 5:30 am - St. Charles Unit District 303 school board members are poised to approve a budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year that spends more money than the district will take in. Perh...
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Goodbye M&M’s, hello granola bars as school snacksJun 27, 2013 7:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Kids, your days of blowing off those healthier school lunches and filling up on cookies from the vending machine are numbered. The government is onto you. F...
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Dist. 300’s Oak Ridge students to get new homeJun 27, 2013 5:28 pm - Some students in Community Unit District 300 go to school in trailers. They don’t have a gym or an auto program. Their classrooms don’t have the capacity for full biolog...
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District 129 settles scalding tea lawsuitJun 27, 2013 4:54 pm - West Aurora District 129 has reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed by the parents of a preschool aged, special needs toddler who was severely burned after he pulled a ...
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Dist. 300 administrators see bigger raises than some teachersJun 27, 2013 2:00 pm - Administrators in Community Unit District 300 will get a bigger raise than some teachers next year, based on the intricacies of teacher salary schedules. School board m...
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Proposed state tax credit could help make college more affordableJun 27, 2013 5:00 am - A college education should be an attainable goal for every aspiring student and family in Illinois; and no family should have to bury themselves deeper into debt just to...
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Federal pricing model would help students better plan college paymentsJun 27, 2013 5:00 am - There is $1 trillion in outstanding student loan debt in America. The number of overdue loans is at an all-time high, with over 5 million student loan borrowers having ...
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Grayslake Greenery Garden Club Scholarship WinnerJun 26, 2013 11:00 pm - Grayslake Greenery Garden Club Announces Scholarship Winner The Grayslake Greenery Garden Club is pleased to announce Shohreh Riassati as their 2013 scholarship win...
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Batavia school board fills vacancyJun 26, 2013 4:17 pm - Melanie Impastato was appointed Tuesday to a vacancy on the Batavia school board. Impastato takes over for Kathy Roberts, who resigned in May. Impastato will serve until...
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Wildwood woman pleads not guilty to sexual assaultJun 26, 2013 11:02 am - A former Woodland Elementary District 50 bus driver pleaded not guilty in Lake County court to multiple counts of molesting a teenage girl, authorities said Wednesday. I...