Education
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Oakton receives $1.46 million grantAug 28, 2012 3:09 pm - The Illinois Community College Board has awarded Oakton Community College $1.46 million for adult education and family literacy allocations. The funds will provide educa...
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Author discusses books, morality with Dist. 15 studentsAug 28, 2012 2:40 pm - In just their second day back at school, students at Plum Grove Junior High in Rolling Meadows already were contemplating morality, abortion, tissue harvesting and other...
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MCC budget calls for no tuition increaseAug 28, 2012 1:40 pm - McHenry County College’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2013 includes expanded outreach and satellite sites in Huntley and Harvard, and no increase in tuition. Enrollme...
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A true original: Harper honors 45-year teacherAug 27, 2012 2:56 pm - When Bill Punkay reminisces about his early teaching years at Harper College, he talks about a horse barn, coliseum and holding office hours in trailers behind Elk Grove...
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Elgin teacher on hand as Quinn signs safety billAug 27, 2012 10:02 am - A school safety bill inspired by an Elgin High School teacher who was viciously attacked by one of her students in 2008 has been signed into law. Gov. Pat Quinn on Monda...
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Advice on choosing a collegeAug 26, 2012 1:47 pm - Robert Franek, an expert on all matters “college” and author of Princeton Review’s Best 377 Colleges, will conduct a strategy seminar and pep talk for teens applying to ...
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CLC discovers some employees, students in ‘cahoots’ on improperly awarded scholarshipsAug 26, 2012 8:02 am - Four College of Lake County financial aid office employees elected to resign or were transferred to other jobs after it was discovered they improperly awarded scholarshi...
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How gardens help students growAug 26, 2012 5:00 am - DALLAS — Gathered in the large garden behind an elementary school here, a group of kindergartners watched as their teacher snipped some basil, let them smell the leaves,...
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Hispanics set school, college enrollment recordsAug 25, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The Pew Hispanic Center reports young Hispanics have reached a couple of education milestones. Last year, more than 2 million Hispanics ages 18 to 24 were e...
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Longtime Naperville teacher had lasting impact on mayorAug 24, 2012 3:49 pm - Irene M. Kocher’s obituary says the longtime Naperville resident will be remembered as a teacher at Elmwood and Maplebrook elementary schools. But a well-known former st...