Education
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Elgin High's first sensory-friendly concert aims to raise autism awarenessNov 09, 2019 12:00 am - Getting young children to sit still or be quiet during an orchestral performance can be challenging enough. But for parents of children with special needs, an outing of ...
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Some student loans at former Schaumburg college forgivenNov 09, 2019 12:00 am - The Illinois Institute of Art formerly located in Schaumburg is one of two for-profit colleges that shut down last year for which the student loan debt of more than 1,50...
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District 128 board to meet TuesdayNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - The Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 board will hold a rare Tuesday meeting next week because Monday is Veterans Day. The board will meet at 7 p.m...
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Earth looked like 'absolute paradise,' astronaut tells Maine South studentsNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - Michael Massimino, a former NASA astronaut, described the view of Earth from space as "paradise" to students at Maine South High School in Park Ridge Friday. Massimino,...
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ECC exhibit tells stories of lesser-known Holocaust victimsNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - When remembering the Holocaust, what immediately comes to mind is the genocide of six million Jewish people killed across Europe by the fascist Nazi regime of Adolf Hitl...
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High school students wield welding torches during Women in Construction dayNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - Sparks flew Friday from the torches for 70 suburban high school students - many of them girls - who participated in the first Women in Construction Exploration Day at Te...
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MCC, ECC buck trend of declining student enrollment statewideNov 07, 2019 4:30 am - McHenry County College and Elgin Community College are bucking a statewide trend of declining student enrollment. MCC has experienced significant growth during the past ...
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Lombard students give back during first Service WeekNov 07, 2019 12:00 am - The parent-teacher association at one Lombard Elementary District 44 school has taken Superintendent Ted Stec's motto, "We're all in this together," to heart and organiz...
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Striking District 46 workers picket in GrayslakeNov 07, 2019 12:00 am - Dozens of striking Grayslake Elementary District 46 teachers and support workers - and quite a few supporters - walked along Route 83 near the district headquarters Thur...
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How you can help District 300 set goalsNov 06, 2019 4:40 am - Are Community Unit District 300 schools providing enough mental health services for students in need? What new career pathways should the district offer in emerging ind...