Education
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ECC Alliance for College Readiness wins college national awardJan 29, 2013 2:28 pm - Elgin Community College was recognized Tuesday with the 2012 Bellwether Award, education’s equivalent to football’s Heisman Trophy. The Community College Futures Assembl...
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Union leader says Chicago schools have fake fiscal crisisJan 28, 2013 8:07 pm - The Chicago Teachers Union says an audited budget for the last school year showing an extra $344 million indicates the city’s school district has manufactured a fiscal c...
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Profiles in Excellence celebration in North ChicagoJan 28, 2013 12:58 pm - Profiles in Excellence pays tribute to African-American educators from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3 at the Greenbelt Cultural Center, 1215 Green Bay Road in North Chicago....
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Northwest suburban schools on Illinois Honor RollJan 28, 2013 12:00 pm - The State Board of Education named 26 Northwest suburban elementary schools to the Illinois Honor Roll on Monday — half of them from one district alone. School districts...
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Schaumburg District 54 schools win excellence awardsJan 28, 2013 9:45 am - Thirteen schools in Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 have received an Academic Excellence Award from the Illinois State Board of Education in recognition of th...
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Dist. 118 kindergarten registration to beginsJan 28, 2013 9:22 am - Kindergarten preregistration at the three elementary schools in Wauconda Unit District 118 is set for Wednesday, March 13 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Students must be 5 years of...
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Suburban schools not ready for armed teachersJan 28, 2013 3:30 am - Shortly after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, concerned parents started calling local educators to see what more could be done to keep their kids safe...
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Dist. 128 board meets TuesdayJan 27, 2013 1:05 pm - The Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 board will host a rare Tuesday meeting this week. The session is set for 7 p.m. at Vernon Hills High School, ...
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Grandwood Park preschoolJan 27, 2013 9:10 am - Grandwood Park Park District hosts a preschool open house/registration on Sunday, Feb. 24 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the park district community center at 36630 N. Hutchins Roa...
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10 tips for getting into collegeJan 27, 2013 5:26 am - There have been enough comedies made about getting into college to know it can be a head-spinning affair. So what’s a college-minded student to do? For the best advice,...