Education
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Two schools of thought: High-tech v. no-techMay 19, 2012 7:51 am - The sixth-graders are lighting up the room with their MacBook Airs, flipped open to Google, Wikipedia and YouTube for a physics assignment. Their classroom is decked out...
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Prairie Crossing students find body on camping tripMay 18, 2012 6:00 pm - Prairie Crossing Charter School seventh-graders returned home early from a spring camping trip to a Wisconsin state park after finding a woman's body at the bottom of a ...
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District 301 names new principalsMay 18, 2012 3:33 pm - New principals have been named at Central Middle School and Country Trails Elementary School in Central Unit District 301. Carie Walter and Jeff King are leaving school...
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Spanish Exploratory program dropped in Hawthorn District 73May 18, 2012 10:24 am - An exploratory Spanish program in Hawthorn Elementary District 73 will be shelved for next year but could be retooled. School board members this week voted not to contin...
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District 15 Board names new head of personnel, human servicesMay 17, 2012 11:00 pm - The District 15 Board of Education voted to appoint Darlene von Behren to be the District's new assistant superintendent for personnel and human services during its May ...
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Dist. 214 breakfast will cost 25 cents moreMay 17, 2012 9:20 pm - A few measures approved by the Northwest Suburban High School District 214 board on Thursday will change the way students in the district’s six high schools get breakfas...
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FashionistasMay 17, 2012 10:00 am - Fashionistas ...
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Fremont District 79 staffers get guidelines for social media usageMay 17, 2012 10:00 am - Fremont Elementary District 79 officials have developed new employee guidelines for interacting with students using social media. The two-page document, titled "Expecta...
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U-46 teachers set date for vote on latest agreementMay 17, 2012 10:00 am - Teachers in Elgin Area School District U-46 will take another shot at ratifying a tentative agreement with the school board with a vote scheduled for the end of May. Ka...
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Anger over pensions blocks solutionMay 17, 2012 5:00 am - “Second Naperville District 203 teacher claims Golden Apple prize.” “Area schools ranked among best in state, nation by U.S. News & World Report.” “Buffalo Grove sixth g...