Education
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College of DuPage unearths financial aid scamAug 22, 2012 11:00 pm - 'Straw' students dropped out early, kept federal funds
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U-46 mobiles were not in bad shape, expert testifiesAug 22, 2012 6:47 pm - The mobile classrooms used at schools across Elgin Area School District U-46 in the 2008-2009 school year were in average or good condition compared to those used at oth...
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D128 community education:Aug 22, 2012 4:34 pm - The Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 Community Education office has released its Fall 2012 catalog. It offers many new classes, a travel program, ...
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NIU's first new dorms in 44 years - snazzy!Aug 22, 2012 4:15 pm - The last time Northern Illinois University opened new dormitories, state Treasurer Adlai Stevenson III spoke at the 1967 dedication ceremony, as the dorms were named aft...
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More U-46 students get free breakfast before schoolAug 22, 2012 3:51 pm - Before cracking open their new notebooks or uncapping a new pen on the first day of school, thousands of students in Elgin Area School District U-46 sat down for the mos...
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Chicago teachers inch closer to a strikeAug 22, 2012 3:37 pm - Teachers picketed outside a district office Wednesday in the shadow of a giant inflatable rat as school board members inside authorized spending $25 million in the event...
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District 103 foundation hosts Aug. 25 fundraiser to benefit science initiativeAug 22, 2012 2:41 pm - Lincolnshire Prairie View Elementary District 103’s Learning Fund Foundation host its Strikes for Science FUNdraiser, Saturday, Aug. 25, at eSkape in Buffalo Grove. This...
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McMahon plans to broaden scope of anti-bullying programAug 21, 2012 11:09 pm - The Kane County state’s attorney’s office has been giving presentations on bullying for the past two years at the request of school liaison officers. Prosecutors plan to...
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Demographer: U-46 boundary changes were needed to stem overcrowding, account for new schoolsAug 21, 2012 6:52 pm - A demographer who analyzed student placement plans and enrollment projections in Elgin Area School District U-46 said the 2004-2005 boundary changes at the center of a f...
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New law lowers age for pharmacist-administered vaccinationsAug 21, 2012 4:53 pm - Illinois children as young as 10 years old can get vaccinated at pharmacies under an Illinois law signed Tuesday that lowers the age limit. Previously, the law allowed ...