Education
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Chicago schools lay off 200 cafeteria workersAug 02, 2013 5:06 pm - Chicago Public Schools announced another round of layoffs. This time 200 cafeteria workers have received notice they will not have jobs in the upcoming school year. The ...
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Quinn signs student social networking lawAug 02, 2013 5:06 pm - A new law signed by Gov. Pat Quinn will prohibit schools from requiring parents to give out students’ social networking account information. Quinn signed the measure on...
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Inaugural Fun(d) Run to benefit District 211Aug 02, 2013 12:24 pm - Students, staff, parents, and community members can start preparing for a race that will support Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 programs and schools. The D...
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Dist. 220 students to get laptops, free InternetAug 02, 2013 11:48 am - Barrington Unit District 220’s mission is to prepare its students for the future — and it doesn’t want any of their families’ present-day financial difficulties to stand...
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Poll Vault: What's on your back-to-school shopping list?Aug 02, 2013 12:00 am - By now you've probably seen a bevy of back-to-school commercials plugging calculators, clothes and crayons. Stores have their paper, pens and pencils in prominent places...
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Dist. 303 Davis/Richmond lawsuit testimony concludesAug 01, 2013 7:04 pm - A decision that may transform St. Charles Unit District 303’s grade level centers back into elementary schools now rests in the hands of a Kane County judge following th...
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Kids 1st Health Fair:Aug 01, 2013 5:06 pm - The Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and United Way of Lake County host the Kids 1st Health Fa...
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117-year-old telescope returns to U of IAug 01, 2013 4:29 pm - URBANA — The University of Illinois’ 117-year-old observatory telescope is being reinstalled this week after a summer of restoration and a close call on its cross-countr...
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Tdap vaccine required for Illinois preteens, teensAug 01, 2013 3:58 pm - SPRINGFIELD — It’s time for parents to think about back-to-school shots for their children, and that includes high school students. The Illinois Department of Public Hea...
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U-46 teacher travels the globe to enhance her lessonsAug 01, 2013 3:15 pm - Chris LaRue has helped grade Advanced Placement exams for the College Board for more than a decade. During a marathon grading session years ago, she heard other teachers...