Education
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U-46 third graders to be tested for gifted placementOct 21, 2013 11:10 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 announced Monday that third grade students will participate in the gifted general screening process November 4-15. U-46 will administer ...
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Students invited to enter Red Ribbon Week contestOct 21, 2013 7:53 am - Submitted by National Family Partnership The National Family Partnership has announced the national contest for its 28th annual Red Ribbon Week, Oct. 23-31. This public ...
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Aurora U. grad named state’s Teacher of the YearOct 19, 2013 10:01 pm - Aurora University graduate Pam Reilly on Saturday was named Illinois Teacher of the Year. Reilly, a second-grade teacher at Woodbury Elementary School in Sandwich, was ...
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Special couple selected as homecoming royalty at Round Lake HighOct 19, 2013 2:22 pm - For a second consecutive year, the homecoming king and queen at Round Lake High School are nontraditional choices in roles generally associated with quarterbacks and che...
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State board warns schools of funding cutsOct 18, 2013 3:28 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois education officials are warning school administrators to prepare for even less state funding for the next fiscal year. The Illinois State Board of...
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MHS fall jazz concert:Oct 17, 2013 4:48 pm - Mundelein High School’s instrumental music department will present it fall jazz concert on Thursday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. in the MHS Auditorium at the school, 1350 W. Hawl...
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Legal fees focus of new St. Charles schools lawsuitOct 16, 2013 5:41 pm - The newest lawsuit involving the creation of the grade level centers in St. Charles Unit District 303 will be about money, not the law. District officials have waged a l...
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Woodland foundation golf outing:Oct 16, 2013 4:41 pm - Woodland Educational Foundation had a pretty good haul in a recent fundraiser. Officials at Gurnee-based Woodland Elementary District 50 announced the private foundation...
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Lake Zurich District 95 considering development of excessive heat policyOct 16, 2013 4:05 pm - Lake Zurich Unit District 95 is considering the possibility of creating a formal policy addressing how to handle extreme heat at schools without air conditioning. Admini...
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Distrtict 2's Amy Walsh is a candidate for state's Teacher of the YearOct 16, 2013 6:00 am - Listen to Amy Walsh talk about teaching for, oh, maybe two minutes, and you can sense the energy, the commitment, the passion. It's the kind of feeling you get when you ...