Education
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Can an addictive video game be an educational tool?Aug 12, 2012 8:00 am - Have you heard about Minecraft, the computer game that uses virtual building blocks and teems with opportunities for creative problem-solving? Have you yet been swept in...
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Government opens competition for new school grantsAug 11, 2012 11:52 pm - WASHINGTON — Hoping to build on state-level reforms aimed at closing the education achievement gap, the Education Department opened its Race to the Top competition to sc...
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S. Elgin football player airlifted from practice, doing OKAug 11, 2012 6:31 pm - After a scary afternoon when a 16-year-old junior at South Elgin High School was airlifted from football practice to a trauma center, things were looking better Saturday...
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Grayslake District 46 officials testy about Open Meetings ActAug 11, 2012 7:59 am - What started as a discussion on whether an attorney should be hired to attend meetings turned into friction between some Grayslake Elementary District 46 board members o...
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Congress has food fight over fresh vs. frozen fruitAug 11, 2012 7:54 am - WASHINGTON — Are canned pears the nutritional equivalent of a juicy fruit off the tree? House Republicans seem to think so. And their proposal to tinker with a program t...
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Why robots might make great teachersAug 11, 2012 7:54 am - We’ve been promised for years that robots will soon move from factories into our everyday lives (maybe even white-collar offices), and yet so far, the closest thing we h...
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Retired teachers luncheonAug 10, 2012 3:44 pm - The Lake County Retired Teachers Association (LCRTA), will meet at noon on Tuesday, Aug. 14, at Lambs Farm, which is at Route 176 and the Tri-State Tollway in Libertyvil...
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Readers sought for studentsAug 09, 2012 4:07 pm - United Way of Lake County seeks individuals to volunteer as readers or reading tutors for elementary school students in Waukegan classrooms. Training will be provided fo...
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D300, teachers union negotiations continue with mediatorAug 09, 2012 3:49 pm - A mediator will assist with the ongoing contract negotiations between the Community Unit District 300 school board and the teachers union, which have failed to reach a s...
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District 214 approves tentative budgetAug 09, 2012 12:35 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 approved a tentative budget for 2012-13 at Thursday’s school board meeting and set the date for a public hearing on the issue...