Education
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Teacher’s union president tours Des Plaines promoting Common CoreSep 11, 2013 2:46 pm - “There’s a lot of confusion about the Common Core standards,” said Dennis Van Roekel, president of the National Education Association, the country’s largest teacher’s un...
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Dist. 220 giving low-income students Internet accessSep 11, 2013 12:00 am - Barrington Unit District 220 and its community and corporate partners on Tuesday unveiled the details of an innovative program aimed to be a model for the rest of the co...
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Chicago mayor offers olive branch to union leaderSep 10, 2013 6:25 pm - A year after 26,000 members of the Chicago Teachers Union walked off the job, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and union President Karen Lewis are expressing a willingness to improve ...
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Dist. 214 Community Education open house FridaySep 10, 2013 2:24 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 Community Education fall semester began Monday with a curriculum of 270 classes available at various times over coming months...
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Dist. 211 offers many courses to adultsSep 10, 2013 12:31 pm - The opportunity to learn something new every day is still available for individuals looking to enroll in Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211’s continuing educat...
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Hoffman Estates sets aside $10,000 for manufacturing groupSep 10, 2013 5:30 am - After reviewing the idea at a meeting last month, the Hoffman Estates village board approved a contribution of up to $10,000 to the Golden Corridor Manufacturing Group n...
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Suburban school closings due to heat todaySep 10, 2013 12:00 am - A few school districts in the suburbs have announced early dismissals or outright closings because of the forecast heat today. St. Charles Unit District 303 reported...
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Two Lake Co. teachers listed among state’s bestSep 09, 2013 2:35 pm - A pair of Lake County teachers are among the 11 selected as finalists in the Illinois State Board of Education’s annual “Those Who Excel” competition. Libertyville High ...
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Learning the twists and turns of time zonesSep 09, 2013 11:06 am - Nancy Sullivan’s sixth-graders at Frederick Nerge Elementary in Roselle wanted to know, “How are the time zones determined?” Travel back in time about 100 years and you’...
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For Lyn Scolaro's students, the classroom is only the beginningSep 09, 2013 6:00 am - In Lyn Scolaro's classroom, learning a new language is about more than vocabulary words and conjugating verbs. It's a doorway to a new culture, a way to open minds and h...