Education
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School supplies needed in Hoffman EstatesJul 23, 2012 6:47 pm - The Hoffman Estates Chamber of Commerce is collecting new school supplies for needy children in the community until August 10 as part of their annual “Tools for Success”...
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Millburn West to become middle school, Central to become elementary schoolJul 23, 2012 5:35 pm - For the first time, all Millburn Elementary District 24 students in the same grade level will attend the same school, officials said. Starting this school year, instead...
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EIU, faculty reach tentative contract dealJul 23, 2012 5:29 pm - CHARLESTON, Ill. — Eastern Illinois University and its faculty union have reached a tentative labor agreement that will go up for a vote after the faculty returns to cam...
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Court: School graduations in church crossed lineJul 23, 2012 5:26 pm - MADISON, Wis. — A federal appeals court says a pair of southeastern Wisconsin high schools violated the U.S. Constitution when they held graduations in a church. An anon...
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Hogan to be top-paid employee at UISJul 23, 2012 3:51 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Former University of Illinois President Michael Hogan’s new $285,100 professor’s salary makes him the highest paid employee on the school’s Springfield cam...
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Children’s advocate says Penn State should focus on healing victimsJul 23, 2012 3:25 pm - With so much attention on sanctions against Penn State University and its football program following the child sex-abuse convictions of assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, t...
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State teacher-training program costlyJul 22, 2012 4:55 pm - SPRINGFIELD — It sounds like something that would pop up on a math test: A teacher-training program gets $19 million in state aid. Over six years, it produces only 70 te...
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St. Bede open houseJul 20, 2012 5:43 pm - St. Bede Catholic School in Ingleside hosts an open house on Wednesday, July 25 from 5 to 7 p.m., at 36399 Wilson Road in Ingleside. School staff, faculty and parent rep...
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Kids’ College gives students a chance to expand their horizonsJul 20, 2012 1:32 pm - In a fast-paced writing class at Elgin Community College, Jolie Guime of Elgin writes a riveting tale of a young girl faced with hard choices after she experienced tragi...
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Science students to display work at symposiumJul 19, 2012 5:19 pm - Students from Community Unit District 300 will showcase results from their research at Schweitzer Woods Forest Preserve during the first “STEM Research in Science,” symp...