Education
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Tips from a great teacherMay 13, 2013 7:12 am - We asked Al Ochsner, art teacher at Geneva High School, for some advice for parents. In his own words: Take an interest: My advice to high school parents would be to be ...
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Al Ochsner, in the words of his studentsMay 13, 2013 7:00 am - According to Al Ochsner's independent-study student, 17-year-old senior Becca Hac, Ochsner “is not an easy teacher.” His persistence in making her become better at matti...
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Unusual charter school proposal developed at breakneck speedMay 13, 2013 5:30 am - More than 2.3 million students attend charter schools in the U.S., according to an estimate by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. That’s about 6,000 scho...
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The who's who of online charter school planMay 13, 2013 5:15 am - Second of three parts Suburban school board members from Algonquin to Plainfield received a proposal February 14 for a virtual charter school that would cross 18 school ...
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What comes next for proposed virtual charter school in suburbs?May 12, 2013 8:00 am - More than 100 suburban school board members voted against an online charter school in April that was proposed to serve students from Algonquin to Plainfield. One board m...
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D79’s Bickley honored:May 10, 2013 5:55 pm - Fremont Elementary District 79 school board President Sandra Bickley received a Distinguished Service Award for excellence from the Illinois School Public Relations Asso...
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Czech school named for Anton CermakMay 10, 2013 4:06 pm - A school in the Czech Republic is to be named after the late Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak, who was assassinated while in office. The naming will coincide with the 140th an...
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ISU chooses new presidentMay 10, 2013 4:05 pm - NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State University has chosen a new president. The university’s board of trustees voted Friday to hire Timothy Flanagan, who is currently president...
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Northwestern giving Napoleon’s brother’s letter to FranceMay 10, 2013 4:04 pm - Special delivery from Northwestern University to France: A letter from Napoleon Bonaparte’s brother. In a news release, the university announced Friday it will hand ove...
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ISU raises tuition, room and board ratesMay 10, 2013 4:04 pm - NORMAL, Ill. — Tuition, fees, dining rates and residence hall rates are rising at Illinois State University. The university’s board on Friday approved the increases, whi...