Education
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Could Madigan’s pension move bust gridlock?Apr 30, 2013 11:53 am - SPRINGFIELD — Powerful Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s decision to write legislation cutting teachers’ and state workers’ pensions could reignite the push for l...
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Teachers head: Don’t link tests to evaluations yetApr 30, 2013 9:58 am - WASHINGTON — The head of the American Federation of Teachers says governments should hold off on plans to link standardized test results with schools’ evaluations until ...
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MCC president gets contract extensionApr 29, 2013 11:00 pm - Vicky Smith will remain McHenry County College's president through 2015, thanks to a last-minute contract extension by outgoing board members. Newly elected Trustee Mol...
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Lake Louise Elementary to join in TECH 2013 Technology demoApr 29, 2013 11:00 pm - Lake Louise Elementary School in Palatine is among approximately 60 schools statewide that will participate in the annual TECH 2013: Students for the Information Age eve...
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72 teachers cut in U-46; some may return next yearApr 29, 2013 7:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 will say goodbye to 72 teachers this year based on annual “reductions in force.” Melanie Meidel, assistant superintendent for human resou...
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Tough math problem has to do with the shape of the universeApr 29, 2013 12:28 pm - “What is the hardest math problem in the world?” asked students in Amy Mueller’s fourth-grade class at the Hoover Math & Science Academy, Schaumburg. In the early 1900s,...
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Retired teachers spring meetingApr 28, 2013 6:09 pm - The Lake County Retired Teachers Association hosts its annual spring meeting on May 14 at the Illinois Beach State Park Conference and Resort Center, Wadsworth Road and ...
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D50 bilingual advisory meetingApr 28, 2013 3:52 pm - Woodland Elementary District 50 hosts its final Bilingual Parent Advisory Council meeting for the year on Tuesday, April 30 at 6:30 p.m. in the east cafeteria at Woodlan...
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Dual language programs prepare students for a global societyApr 28, 2013 8:00 am - More suburban schools teaching students to be truly biliterate
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GED test goes modern, gets harderApr 28, 2013 7:11 am - WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of high school dropouts hoping to earn an equivalency diploma will have to pass a more challenging GED test that is being designed to ...