Education
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Enrollment down 6.8 percent at Eastern IllinoisSep 05, 2012 3:57 pm - CHARLESTON, Ill. — Enrollment has dropped 6.8 percent at Eastern Illinois University this school year. The campus in Charleston reported Wednesday that on-campus and off...
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Schaumburg Citizen Police Academy accepting applicationsSep 05, 2012 3:00 pm - The Schaumburg Police Department is accepting applications for the 32nd session of its Citizen Police Academy. Anybody 18 years of age and older who resides or works in ...
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SIU-Carbondale’s fall enrollment down for eighth yearSep 05, 2012 9:11 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. — Administrators say fall enrollment at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale is down for the eighth year in row. WSIU Radio reports that 18,84...
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Experts at issue in Lake County murder trialSep 04, 2012 7:02 pm - Prosecutors and defense attorneys continue to discuss which experts will be allowed to testify in the upcoming murder trial of Deerfield’s Daniel Baker, 24. Lake County ...
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Online class at U of I attracts 32,000Sep 04, 2012 5:31 pm - Professor Jonathan Tomkin is teaching “Introduction to Sustainability” through the online learning platform Coursera. The Urbana-Champaign campus is offering seven free ...
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Emanuel appeals to parents as school strike loomsSep 04, 2012 5:30 pm - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel spoke to a class of fifth-graders Tuesday about his efforts to improve their education, but he steered clear of the one subject parents around...
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CLC celebrating literacy awarenessSep 04, 2012 5:18 pm - To draw attention to the high school dropout problem and literacy issues, the College of Lake County’s Adult Education department is participating in National Adult Educ...
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Free after-school tutoring at MHSSep 04, 2012 5:16 pm - Mundelein High School provides free after-school tutoring for all interested students three days every week. Tutoring is available each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, ...
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Dist. 15 launches free breakfast test programSep 04, 2012 11:16 am - As students at Jane Addams Elementary School in Palatine settle in at the beginning of each day, pencils and notebooks won’t be the only items on their desks. For a 15-m...
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Grass Lake Dist. 36 waiting for state cash to help LED lighting conversionSep 04, 2012 10:34 am - Grass Lake district’s conversion on hold