Education
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Quinn: No hurry to shift pension costs on schoolsApr 24, 2012 5:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn said Tuesday that while he wants to make local schools and community colleges responsible for the cost of teachers' retirements, it isn't an...
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Colleges could be banned from using taxpayer money for adsApr 22, 2012 7:22 am - U.S. colleges would be barred from spending federal taxpayer money on advertising, marketing and recruiting under a Senate bill targeting for-profit institutions. The 15...
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District 79 using STEAM to get kids to explore science in after-school clubApr 21, 2012 5:00 pm - Jubilee Jhrung loves a good science experiment. To prove it, she meets Wednesdays with about 90 students as a volunteer instructor for Fremont Elementary District 79's S...
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State idea: School busing no longer free or requiredApr 21, 2012 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Local school districts would no longer be required to bus students to school or could charge students fees to ride under a plan being considered by the Ill...
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Dist. 57’s electronic curriculum gets high marksApr 18, 2012 10:23 am - Lions Park Elementary School teachers Patty Kennedy, Debbie Pavlowski and Julie Vowinkel have heard plenty of student complaints about social studies during their career...
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Madigan backs having local schools bear more pension costsApr 17, 2012 6:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — House Speaker Michael Madigan expressed at least some support for the idea of transferring the state's share of paying for teachers' pensions onto local sc...
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Roosevelt U. president’s contract extendedApr 17, 2012 3:46 pm - Roosevelt University’s board of trustees Tuesday announced that it has extended the contract of University President Chuck Middleton for another five years, through June...
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District 214 to host suicide prevention programApr 17, 2012 11:00 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214, in partnership with local social service agencies, will host a community event to bring the issue of suicide and depression ...
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Veteran Carmel math teacher earns distinguished Life Service AwardApr 17, 2012 8:00 am - Jerry Rejc, a Carmel Catholic High School mathematics faculty member for 34 years, was recently awarded the 2012 Distinguished Life Service Award by the Mathematics Teac...
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Filmmaker and diversity trainer to lead ECC conferenceApr 16, 2012 6:00 am - Elgin Community College will hold its first diversity and cultural competence conference on Thursday, April 19, as part of its ongoing efforts to promote multicultural d...