Education
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Teachers to be honored Tuesday:Jun 10, 2013 4:18 pm - Four Lake County teachers are among those educators who will be honored Tuesday by the Illinois State Board of Education and two state labor unions. The teachers were am...
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Chicago announces summer reading program for kidsJun 10, 2013 4:18 pm - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is announcing a program to help kids stay sharp academically over the summer. In a news release, Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office says the mayor i...
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Chicago Public Schools releases 5-year planJun 10, 2013 4:16 pm - The head of Chicago Public Schools has released a five-year plan for the district that has drawn criticism from the Chicago Teachers Union. Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Benn...
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Charges unlikely for drunken teacherJun 10, 2013 4:16 pm - JANESVILLE, Wis. — A fourth-grade teacher who passed out on a field trip and was later found to be legally drunk isn’t likely to face criminal charges, police said Monda...
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Maine East, South Elgin teachers honored by stateJun 10, 2013 1:59 pm - Teachers from Maine East and South Elgin high Schools are among 36 statewide who will be honored at a luncheon Tuesday by the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illi...
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Hurricanes and tornadoes are different, but powerful stormsJun 10, 2013 12:22 pm - You wanted to know “What is the difference between a tornado and a hurricane?” asked students in Elise Diaz’s fifth-grade class at Prairie Trail School in Wadsworth. Rig...
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Neil McCarthy’s tips...Jun 10, 2013 11:01 am - We asked Neil McCarthy, history teacher at Mundelein High School, for some advice for students. In his own words: Never stop being a student. There is always something n...
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Curriculum vitaeJun 10, 2013 11:01 am - Neil McCarthy History teacher, Mundelein High School Age: 40 Birthplace: Chicago Lives in: Evanston Education: Bachelor’s degree in International Relations, German...
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Mundelein High's McCarthy blends history with today's issuesJun 10, 2013 11:00 am - Mundelein High School history teacher Neil McCarthy's classes resemble episodes of the public affairs show “The McLaughlin Group.” McCarthy doesn't lecture so much as he...
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Elgin group faces tough decisions creating charter schoolJun 10, 2013 5:15 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 has school-within-a-school programs to challenge its gifted elementary and middle school students. Its high school academies reach the hi...