Education
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Huntley 158 teams with Michigan State to add second teacherAug 30, 2012 1:42 pm - With China continuing to flex its manufacturing muscles in the global economy, more high schools are adding or expanding course offerings in Mandarin Chinese. Huntley U...
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Gurnee District 56 leaves flood-prone building for new headquartersAug 30, 2012 1:08 pm - Gurnee Elementary District 56’s administrative operations have moved from a flood-prone building to a new structure. Superintendent John Hutton said District 56 started...
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Oakton, Roosevelt jointly offer dual degree programAug 30, 2012 11:40 am - Oakton Community College and Roosevelt University are partnering to offer a new Dual Degree Program aimed at making it easier for students to earn their associate’s ...
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Reading list is out for Suburban Mosaic Books of the YearAug 30, 2012 10:43 am - In an election year when the gap between Americans seems awfully wide, books help build a bridge. That’s what organizers of the Suburban Mosaic Book of the Year reading ...
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Suspect arrested after fleeing Bartlett crash with school busAug 30, 2012 10:12 am - One man is in custody after police say he fled the scene of a crash with an Elgin Area School District U-46 school bus, which overturned the bus and injured the driver T...
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Chicago teachers give strike notice as negotiations falterAug 29, 2012 5:00 pm - The Chicago Teachers Union issued a 10-day strike notice Wednesday, saying teachers in the nation’s third-largest school district are ready to walk off the job for the f...
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Student assessment volunteers:Aug 29, 2012 4:58 pm - Volunteers are sought to evaluate and read to children as part of a collaboration between the United Way of Lake County and Waukegan District 60 to evaluate skills and s...
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D95 special education meeting:Aug 29, 2012 4:57 pm - Lake Zurich Unit District 95 will host a pair of meetings to discuss plans for providing special education services to students with disabilities who live within the dis...
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UIC announces new $104M sciences buildingAug 29, 2012 4:16 pm - Construction will begin next year on a new $104 million science building at the University of Illinois at Chicago. University and state officials announced the construc...
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Oakton ranked third in nation by studentsAug 29, 2012 2:21 pm - Oakton Community College in Des Plaines has been ranked third in the nation — behind San Diego City College and Hostos Community College in New York — by RateMyProfessor...