Education
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U-46 budget in black despite reductions from stateAug 20, 2012 5:04 pm - Despite the state government slashing millions of dollars in funding and the rising cost of employee benefits, Elgin Area School District U-46 expects to approve a balan...
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Sheriff temporarily covers Navy school:Aug 20, 2012 4:59 pm - Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran says his deputies will cover a school at Great Lakes Naval Station because of a contract dispute. Curran said the sheriff’s office became...
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Chicago teachers take contract case to schoolsAug 20, 2012 4:46 pm - The Chicago Teachers Union has begun informational pickets at several elementary schools to call attention to ongoing contract talks. Teachers, paraprofessionals and cli...
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Elgin's Goddard School first in country to add pre-K gym classAug 19, 2012 11:00 pm - The owners of the Goddard School in Elgin like to do things a little differently from the hundreds of other locations around the country. The Bushwood Drive location was...
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Meet Lake County's new superintendentsAug 19, 2012 11:00 pm - As another school year unfolds in Lake County, students aren't the only ones facing fresh experiences. Several new superintendents have assumed the day-to-day management...
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Smart Spending: Finding back-to-school dealsAug 19, 2012 7:35 am - Stores are going all out to pull you in the door for back-to-school shopping. That’s because every retailer wants a piece of the $83.8 billion that the National Retail ...
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Local schools dodge pension funding bulletAug 18, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — With no action on pensions during Friday's special legislative sessions, suburban school districts have once again dodged a plan that would have them pay m...
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SHS board to name new memberAug 17, 2012 5:45 pm - The Stevenson High School board will name a new member when it convenes at 7 p.m. Monday at the Lincolnshire school’s administrative office. The board must appoint someo...
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Chicago teachers start printing strike signsAug 17, 2012 4:11 pm - Negotiations between the Chicago Teachers Union and the city are continuing, but the union has started printing strike signs just in case it needs them. Union spokeswoma...
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CLC’s fall enrollment accelerates, expected to match 2011-12Aug 17, 2012 11:12 am - College of Lake County officials say total fall enrollment is projected to match last year’s, which is an improvement from early registration numbers. Jerry Weber, presi...