Education
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Advice on choosing a collegeAug 26, 2012 1:47 pm - Robert Franek, an expert on all matters “college” and author of Princeton Review’s Best 377 Colleges, will conduct a strategy seminar and pep talk for teens applying to ...
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CLC discovers some employees, students in ‘cahoots’ on improperly awarded scholarshipsAug 26, 2012 8:02 am - Four College of Lake County financial aid office employees elected to resign or were transferred to other jobs after it was discovered they improperly awarded scholarshi...
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How gardens help students growAug 26, 2012 5:00 am - DALLAS — Gathered in the large garden behind an elementary school here, a group of kindergartners watched as their teacher snipped some basil, let them smell the leaves,...
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Hispanics set school, college enrollment recordsAug 25, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The Pew Hispanic Center reports young Hispanics have reached a couple of education milestones. Last year, more than 2 million Hispanics ages 18 to 24 were e...
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Longtime Naperville teacher had lasting impact on mayorAug 24, 2012 3:49 pm - Irene M. Kocher’s obituary says the longtime Naperville resident will be remembered as a teacher at Elmwood and Maplebrook elementary schools. But a well-known former st...
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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...