Education
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College planning talks at Mundelein HighSep 03, 2019 1:00 am - Mundelein High School's guidance department will host college planning events in English and Spanish this week at the school, 1350 W. Hawley St. The English-language eve...
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Paying for college comes down to managing expectations, for parent and child
Sep 01, 2019 6:00 am - Washington-based financial adviser Lori Atwood's latest impossible mission is schooling clients on how to send their kids to college without draining their retirement sa...
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Suburban school administrators bracing for legal marijuana's impactsSep 01, 2019 1:00 am - Students won't be allowed to use marijuana when adult recreational use begins Jan. 1, but school leaders anticipate legalization bringing a cascade of effects in the edu...
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With e-learning, could the snow day become a thing of the past in the suburbs?Aug 31, 2019 1:00 am - With e-learning an official option, students can work at home, districts can cut makeup days
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12 area school districts will have to raise starting teachers' salaries to $40,000 a yearAug 31, 2019 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated with the most recently available salary data. Some suburban school districts will have to raise starting salaries by as m...
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Departing FBI chief touts work against corrupt politicians
Aug 30, 2019 1:00 am - Nearly two years ago, as Jeffrey Sallet prepared to take over as the leader of the FBI's Chicago field office in 2017, he said the city's struggle with gun violence alre...
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North Side food pantry becomes first in city to offer online orders for pickup
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Chicago briefs: Cop says Vanecko never should have been charged
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New law will abolish charter school commissionAug 29, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The state commission that oversees charter schools is set to be abolished next year while its powers and duties will be transferred to the Illinois State B...
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State law now allows automatic suspension of teachers' licenses when charged with serious crimesAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - A new state law allows state education authorities to suspend a teacher's license if the teacher is charged with serious crimes, including violent felonies, sexual and d...