Education
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Classes in Chicago expected to start on timeAug 24, 2012 3:23 pm - It looks like classes in Chicago’s public schools will begin on time after the head of the teachers union said she has no plans to file the 10-day strike notice this wee...
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2013 school board election information announcedAug 24, 2012 1:54 pm - The election process is gearing up for the April 9, 2013, school board elections. Des Plaines Elementary School District 62 announced that nominating petition forms for ...
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Poll Vault: What was in — and on — your school lunchbox?Aug 24, 2012 12:21 am - This week on the copy desk, a few of us got on the subject of school lunches. Most of us brought a lunch to school, although there were a few items we liked on the cafe...
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MHS open house Aug. 29:Aug 23, 2012 6:19 pm - Mundelein High School hosts its annual open house for the parents and guardians of all MHS students on Wednesday, Aug. 29, from 7 to 9 p.m. at school at 1350 W. Hawley S...
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Expert :U-46 bilinigual program a top example for other districtsAug 23, 2012 6:00 pm - A bilingual education expert told a federal judge Thursday that the bilingual program in Elgin Area School District U-46 was an exemplary program that provided high qual...
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Raises, potential performance bonuses in District 128 teachers contractAug 23, 2012 5:18 pm - Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 teachers will receive raises and have a shot at performance recognition bonuses under a new three-year contract. ...
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Woodland District 50 dual-language program starts at primary schoolAug 23, 2012 4:07 pm - More than 100 kindergarten students at Woodland Primary School in Gages Lake began learning in two languages as part of a new program that started Thursday. Students who...
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Images: New NIU Dorms on Move-In DayAug 23, 2012 3:42 pm - ...
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Dist. 301 comes to terms on teacher contractAug 23, 2012 2:05 pm - The teachers union and board of education in Central Unit District 301 have reached an agreement on a two-year contract that reinstates pay raises for eligible teachers....
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High School District 211 gives out iPads to 1,500 studentsAug 23, 2012 12:00 pm - In the world of today's teenagers, technological devices and the endless possibilities of the Internet accompany kids everywhere they go. To not exclude school life from...