Education
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Quinn ends legislative scholarshipsJul 11, 2012 7:35 am - Illinois lawmakers are losing their century-old political perk of being able to hand out college scholarships just as federal prosecutors offer another reminder of the e...
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UIC names Brookings economist to lead centerJul 10, 2012 4:18 pm - A former Brookings Institution economist has been tapped to direct a public policy research center at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Howard Wial conducted public...
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U of I plans faculty raises despite state cutsJul 10, 2012 4:16 pm - URBANA — University of Illinois leaders say the school is operating in a tough financial environment, but they plan to give faculty merit-based raises this summer that w...
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Now, tough decisions for St. Charles school board after Summit 303Jul 09, 2012 9:30 pm - A loud call for increased foreign language classes, a wider range of electives and a desire for every student in St. Charles Unit District 303 to have his or her own com...
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Lake County retired teachers to meetJul 09, 2012 5:49 pm - The Lake County Retired Teachers Association (LCRTA) will meet at noon on Tuesday, July 10, at Lambs Farm, at Route 176 and the Tri-State Tollway in Libertyville. The co...
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More public schools splitting up boys, girlsJul 08, 2012 1:28 pm - MIDDLETON, Idaho — Robin Gilbert didn’t set out to confront gender stereotypes when she split up the boys and girls at her elementary school in rural southwestern Idaho....
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Lake Zurich teacher publishes book written in the point of view of a special needs childJul 07, 2012 8:00 am - What The special education teacher at Isaac Fox School in Lake Zurich and author of #147;A Special Friend#148;, said she wrote the book with the intent to spark a co...
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District 128 offering first online courses to summer-school studentsJul 05, 2012 5:30 am - A pair of computer-based English classes offered this summer at Vernon Hills High School mark District 128’s first foray into the expanding world of online education. Tw...
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Swanson retires at District 50Jul 04, 2012 6:02 pm - One of Gurnee-based Woodland Elementary District 50’s top administrators, Anne Swanson, has retired. Swanson spent the last 12 of her 20 years in education at Woodland. ...
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Departing Dist. 13 head credits community for school successJul 04, 2012 12:12 pm - After nine years in different administrative roles in St. Charles Unit District 303, Kim Perkins knew he was ready to lead a school system as a superintendent. And as Pe...