Education
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Study: Women who attended elite colleges made more money, married less
Dec 16, 2018 12:00 am - Consider two young men. They're similar in every way. One chooses an elite college, one doesn't. Research has shown both end up earning the same later in life. It makes ...
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Butler Elementary District 53 uses teamwork, personalization to achieve growthDec 15, 2018 5:00 am - Clearly, something is working in Butler Elementary District 53. Butler's 525 students in Oak Brook achieved the highest proficiency scores in both English and math amon...
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District 211 shares guidance on potential strikeDec 14, 2018 12:00 am - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 Superintendent Dan Cates sent an email to parents and posted the same message on the district's website Friday afternoon pro...
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District 304 board approves five-year teachers contract with raises averaging 3.92 percentDec 14, 2018 12:00 am - Geneva Unit District 304 teachers will receive raises averaging 3.92 percent in each of the five years of a new contract approved by the school board Friday morning. Yea...
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District 54 names 3 new principals, literacy directorDec 14, 2018 12:00 am - Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54's school board Thursday appointed new principals for Fairview and Nerge elementary schools and MacArthur International Spanish...
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Palatine Township District 15's next superintendent: Park Ridge-Niles' Laurie HeinzDec 13, 2018 4:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 board members Wednesday night hired a new superintendent to replace Scott Thompson, who's retiring after the 2018-19 academic ye...
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Crowd urges District 211 board, teachers to avoid strikeDec 13, 2018 12:00 am - Crowd urges board, teachers not to disrupt finals in Dist. 211
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District 15 postponing plan to hire retired cops as armed clerical workersDec 13, 2018 12:00 am - An idea to have armed retired police officers working front-office jobs to boost security at grade schools has been placed on hold at Palatine Township Elementary Distri...
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Are we putting too much emphasis on homework?Dec 12, 2018 10:00 pm - "Our educational system is in trouble." "In too many schools, kids just aren't learning what they need to learn." "Our children are going to have to work harder and long...
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Palatine library offers study zonesDec 12, 2018 12:00 am - Palatine Public Library District will host a special study zone for teenagers starting Monday, Dec. 17. Running from 1 to 8:30 p.m. through Thursday, Dec. 20, the first-...