Education
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Palatine approves Quest Academy children's museumFeb 05, 2019 4:33 am - Quest Academy, with assistance from its young students, will build an interactive children's museum as part of its operation in a Palatine retail plaza. Under the plan a...
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U-46 board questions why state tax relief grants didn't comeFeb 05, 2019 4:30 am - Elgin schools officials say they are disappointed unit districts that applied for a portion of $50 million in property tax relief grants from the state this year were si...
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College planning events next week at Mundelein HighFeb 05, 2019 12:00 am - Mundelein High School's guidance department will host college planning programs Feb. 12 in Spanish and Feb. 13 in English, in the school's auditorium. Both events will ...
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Editorial: The need to train younger students to be smart digital citizensFeb 05, 2019 12:00 am - Parents are probably not surprised to hear children spend 6.5 hours a day on screened devices. Heck, between computers and tablets, projector screens, TV screens for sho...
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Naperville summit teaches basics of online smarts, safetyFeb 05, 2019 12:00 am - A course on good citizenship took a digital turn Tuesday as the Naperville nonprofit organization KidsMatter hosted its first Digital Leader Summit for elementary-aged s...
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Elgin agency ending Imagination Library in JuneFeb 04, 2019 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been changed to say United Way of Elgin officials declined to name the source of a $15,000 grant until the money has been received so t...
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Suburban teachers named Golden Apple finalistsFeb 04, 2019 12:00 am - Several suburban high school teachers are finalists for the 2019 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching to be awarded this spring. Among 32 finalists out of more ...
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Libertyville High School marching band to play 2020 Outback BowlFeb 04, 2019 12:00 am - Libertyville High School's marching band has been invited to play in college football's Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida, on New Year's Day 2020. The Marching Wildcats als...
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Learn about Native Americans in 19th-century Lake CountyFeb 04, 2019 12:00 am - "Homeschool Companion: Potawatomi Lifeways" for children ages 5-12 will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, at the Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County, 18...
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Code Ninjas aims to spark kids' interest in STEMFeb 03, 2019 10:00 pm - A new business where kids can learn to code while also having fun developing video games now is open along the Randall Road corridor. Code Ninjas opened this past fall a...