Education
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Fire safety books now part of reading choices for kids in Gurnee-area librariesOct 09, 2013 1:30 pm - A group of Spaulding School second grade students were pretty fired up about seeing new books in their library Wednesday morning. Gurnee fire, village and school officia...
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Pihos says Chicago schools get too much state moneyOct 09, 2013 10:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — A suburban lawmaker has proposed doing away with a unique arrangement under which Chicago Public Schools received $235 million more in state grant money in...
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Warren High celebrates O'Plaine campus expansion in GurneeOct 09, 2013 5:30 am - Warren Township High School officials had reason to celebrate Tuesday when board members and others gathered to dedicate the O'Plaine Road campus expansion in Gurnee. Wo...
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Suburban teachers among finalists for top state awardOct 08, 2013 11:12 am - Three teachers from Lake and DuPage counties are among 11 Teacher of the Year finalists vying for the state’s top educator award for 2014. Finalists include: Mark Buesin...
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Hoffman Estates students launch ‘Bake My Day’ bakeryOct 08, 2013 10:50 am - Several Hoffman Estates High School students can be spotted on Friday mornings arriving early to school, dressed in bright green T-shirts, and sporting a positive attitu...
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Naperville District 203 still debating drug testing for extracurricular activitiesOct 08, 2013 5:30 am - As heroin-prevention efforts ramp up in Naperville, one school district is continuing to consider mandatory random drug testing for students in extracurricular activitie...
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Veteran helps patrol Chicago streets during shutdownOct 07, 2013 7:48 pm - A Wisconsin veteran hasn’t let the federal shutdown shut HER down. Staff Sgt. Catherine Threat returned from active duty in Afghanistan in July. Since then, she’s been i...
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Lake Zurich students hoofing it:Oct 07, 2013 3:38 pm - Some Lake Zurich children plan to celebrate International Walk to School Day on Wednesday. Isaac Fox Elementary School students, parents and faculty will be joined by La...
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Ancient Egyptians were born into strict class structuresOct 07, 2013 10:58 am - You wanted to know Students in Nancy Sullivan’s sixth-grade class at Frederick Nerge Elementary School in Roselle asked, “In ancient Egypt, how were the Pharaoh and othe...
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Fall choir concertOct 06, 2013 6:04 pm - The Mundelein High School Fall Choir Concert will take place Thursday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. in the MHS Auditorium, 1350 W. Hawley St. Admission is free, but the department ...