Education
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Glen Ellyn District 41 approves security upgradesJan 31, 2013 4:50 pm - New security cameras, an advanced intercom system and panic buttons are part of the security upgrades coming to Glen Ellyn District 41’s five schools. Officials say the ...
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Libertyville teacher headed to Greenland to work with NASAJan 31, 2013 10:05 am - Libertyville High School science teacher Mark Buesing will travel to Greenland in April to participate in NASA’s Operation IceBridge. Operation IceBridge is a six-year m...
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Area schools not planning drill like Cary-Grove’sJan 31, 2013 4:30 am - Suburban school officials were well aware of the code red drill Wednesday at Cary-Grove High School, which included gunshots fired from a starter’s pistol. But among sev...
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Millikin University president retiresJan 30, 2013 2:55 pm - DECATUR, Ill. — The president of Millikin University in Decatur has announced his retirement and says it’s effective immediately. The Herald & Review in Decatur reported...
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Dist. 73 to hold kindergarten information meetingJan 30, 2013 10:56 am - Parents of students who will be 5 years old by Sept. 1 are asked to attend the Hawthorn Kindergarten Parent Information Night at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, at Hawthorn Mi...
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District 300 officials say population up 2 percentJan 30, 2013 10:16 am - Community Unit District 300 has 20,856 students, a population that is up 2 percent in two years and ranks the Carpentersville-based district as the sixth largest in the ...
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Earliest possible District 220 strike now Feb. 21Jan 30, 2013 10:09 am - Barrington Unit District 220’s school board and teachers union have agreed to shift the timeline for their post-impasse contract negotiations by one day, pushing the ear...
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Gurnee’s Warren Township High School continues superintendent huntJan 30, 2013 9:57 am - Warren Township High School is ready to move into a second phase in its hunt for a new superintendent. John Anderson, president of the Gurnee-based Warren District 121 b...
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Power Point class:Jan 29, 2013 5:14 pm - A Microsoft PowerPoint 2012 computer class is set for Saturday, Feb. 2 at 9:15 a.m., at the Antioch Public Library, 757 N. Main St. This is a two-part class, with the se...
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ECC readiness initiative up for awardJan 29, 2013 2:40 pm - Elgin Community College’s Alliance for College Readiness initiative has been recognized on a national stage for being a “cutting-edge, trendsetting” program. ECC is a fi...