Education
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American dream eludes under-40s saddled with student debtApr 21, 2013 8:11 am - Luke Nichter of Harker Heights, Texas, said he’s not a renter by choice. The Texas A&M University history professor’s $125,000 of student debt means he has no hope of ge...
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Waukegan music festival:Apr 19, 2013 5:04 pm - Waukegan Public Schools hosts its annual Middle School Music Festival on Thursday, April 25 at the historic Genesee Theatre in downtown Waukegan. More than 800 choir, or...
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New Petty principal named:Apr 19, 2013 4:59 pm - Angela Compere has been named the next principal of W.C. Petty Elementary School in Antioch Elementary District 34. For the past three years, Compere has been an assista...
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Huge surplus for University of Wisconsin has GOP fumingApr 19, 2013 4:21 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Republican lawmakers vowed Friday to freeze University of Wisconsin System tuition over the next two years after a report emerged showing the system has ...
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Off to college discussion:Apr 18, 2013 5:29 pm - Everything you want to know about sending your child to college is the topic of a Thursday, May 2 panel discussion at Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart. Hosted by th...
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SHS senior qualifies for math contest:Apr 18, 2013 5:16 pm - Stevenson High School senior Brandon Axe of Buffalo Grove is among the roughly 270 students in the country to qualify for the 42nd annual United States of America Mathem...
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McHenry County residents not all happy about talks of extensionApr 17, 2013 5:35 pm - A contentious race for the McHenry County College board of trustees has given way to controversial final weeks for outgoing board members. Trustees Barbara Walters and C...
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District 95 accepting preschool program applicationsApr 17, 2013 12:30 pm - Lake Zurich Unit District 95 is accepting applications for its new tuition-based preschool, Little Leaders, through May 1. Parents of children who are 3 to 5 years of ag...
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The key to a smooth test day is preparationApr 17, 2013 9:05 am - Don’t wait until the last minute and pull an all-nighter cramming for a test. Get a good night’s sleep. Eat a healthy breakfast. The standard advice for how to prepare f...
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Chicago Teachers Union to register votersApr 16, 2013 5:17 pm - The Chicago Teachers Union says it is launching a voter-registration drive in the hopes of ousting Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Union President Karen Lewis has battled Emanuel du...