Education
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Hawthorn District 73 buys 180 iPads for teachersJun 24, 2013 10:00 am - Teachers in Hawthorn Elementary District 73 this coming school year will be equipped with a new way to connect with students in their classrooms. The Vernon Hills-based ...
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Oakton tutor honored for literacy effortsJun 23, 2013 1:56 pm - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White, along with Dennis DeRossett, executive director of the Illinois Press Association, recently honored Oakton Community College tut...
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Why U-46 shies away from boundary changesJun 23, 2013 8:00 am - District shies away from boundary changes in wake of bias lawsuit
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Pay hikes for Grayslake Dist. 46 administratorsJun 20, 2013 11:22 am - Grayslake Elementary District 46 board members have approved raises for the superintendent and 11 other administrators in their new contracts. Without comment, board mem...
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West Aurora Dist. 129 superintendent retiring next yearJun 19, 2013 7:19 pm - The superintendent of West Aurora School District 129 is retiring at the end of the 2014 school year, according to a board of education announcement on the district webs...
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MCC wins grant for information literacy projectJun 19, 2013 5:08 pm - A $50,000 grant is helping McHenry County College figure out where the information literacy gaps are for high school students in the county. The money, awarded by the La...
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For some Chicago schools, it’s truly the last dayJun 19, 2013 4:42 pm - It is the last day of class for more than two dozen Chicago public schools that are closing their doors for the last time. Wednesday was the last day of class for about...
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U-46 hopes to train more black, Latino parent leadersJun 19, 2013 4:30 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 is looking for its next group of Latino and especially black parent leaders. The district has had more success in recruiting Latinos for ...
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NSSEO honors people, businesses that aid its special education effortsJun 19, 2013 12:00 am - Tucked away in the back of Miner School in Arlington Heights is a greenhouse and sustainable vegetable garden. Students at the therapeutic day school helped to cultivate...
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Key Chicago schools hearing won’t be delayedJun 18, 2013 5:58 pm - A federal judge is keeping the pressure on parties in a legal battle over the shuttering of Chicago public schools. Judge John Lee told parties during a Tuesday status h...