Education
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Mundelein High teachers get modest raises in new 4-year contractAug 29, 2012 1:22 pm - Mundelein High School teachers will receive modest pay raises under a newly approved four-year contract. Under the deal, the salaries of 138 unionized employees will inc...
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District 59 adopts $93.5 million budget with deficitAug 29, 2012 11:18 am - The Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 school board recently approved spending $93.5 million for 2012-2013 academic year. The budget includes educational, operat...
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Young immigrants share stories with Sen. DurbinAug 28, 2012 11:00 pm - Alejandro Molina Hoyos, 18, of Pingree Grove was unable to accept the Presidential Scholarship from the University of Illinois because he didn't have a Social Security n...
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Wauconda High student earns top ACT scoreAug 28, 2012 4:49 pm - Wauconda High School senior Josh Zuchniarz recorded a top score of 36 on the ACT college entrance exam, school officials have announced. Zuchniarz is the second Wauconda...
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Retired teachers meetingAug 28, 2012 4:48 pm - The Lake County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon on Sept. 11 at Lambs Farm restaurant on Route 176 and the Tri-State Tollway in Libertyville. The cost is $...
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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...