Education
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U-46 pushes back on lawsuit over Elgin student's deathNov 27, 2018 12:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 lawyers argue the district has immunity from financial liability for a fifth-grade student at Highland Elementary who died in May 2017 af...
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Crystal Lake District 47 to adopt lower tax levy, retire bondsNov 27, 2018 12:00 am - The Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 school board tentatively has approved levying roughly $74.8 million in property taxes for 2018. The levy reflects a 0.3 percent ...
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Vernon Hills High concerts set for Dec. 13Nov 27, 2018 12:00 am - Vernon Hills High School presents the 18th annual Holiday Concerts featuring the Symphony Orchestra and Choirs with performances at 6 and 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13. The C...
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District 211 teachers picket at administration buildingNov 27, 2018 12:00 am - An estimated few hundred Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 teachers picketed in front of the district's administration building on Roselle Road in Palatine du...
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Dance troupe to provide a taste of MexicoNov 27, 2018 12:00 am - Residents in Hawthorn Elementary District 73 are invited to a night of folkloric dance and Mexican culture. "El Grupo Folklorico Mexico" will perform at the School of Du...
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District 75 students read along with authorNov 27, 2018 12:00 am - Mundelein Elementary District 75 students talked about books and reading Tuesday with an award-winning author of books for young readers. Kate Messner, a former televisi...
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District 211 board releases rejected offer to unionNov 26, 2018 12:00 am - Monday's snowstorm postponed the first day of an informational picket by the teachers union of Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211, but the school board release...
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Quest Academy eighth-graders publish book with local author's helpNov 21, 2018 5:00 am - Earlier this month, author Cynthea Liu appeared at Quest Academy in Palatine for a book signing, but she wasn't the writer of this book. Turns out, the eighth-grade stud...
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U-46 adopts new senior-year math courses to help students in collegeNov 21, 2018 4:36 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 has adopted three new high school transitional mathematics courses aimed at bridging the gap for students who often opt out of math in th...
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U-46 adopts new high school P.E. curriculum emphasizing active lifestyleNov 20, 2018 4:36 am - Starting next school year, students at Elgin Area School District U-46's six high schools will be able to take a variety of physical education courses promoting a physic...