Education
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How one suburban district is helping traumatized students succeedApr 07, 2018 1:00 am - Suburban Education Lab is an occasional series focusing on innovative programs at suburban schools, colleges and universities tackling common, universal problems st...
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Streamwood High students create temporary genocide museumApr 06, 2018 1:00 am - When 16-year-old Anya Landrowski visited the Holocaust museum in Skokie last fall, it sparked a sense of empowerment she hadn't felt before. "I was kind of blown away," ...
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Huntley High robotics team gets funding boostApr 05, 2018 1:00 am - Editor's note: An earlier version of this story should have read the Red Raider Robotics Team is the 2017 champion of the countywide VEX Robotics tournament hosted b...
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Why suburban school districts will get piece of $395M more in fundingApr 05, 2018 1:00 am - School districts statewide will receive roughly $395 million in additional funding, including $29 million allocated for English learners in highest-need districts. State...
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Chameleon a hit at Gages Lake schoolApr 04, 2018 1:00 am - Rex, a lime green chameleon, rested comfortably on a tree stand as kindergartners gawked at him Wednesday at Woodland Primary School in Gages Lake. Naturalist Deb Krohn,...
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Rivers Casino donates $100,000 to Oakton scholarship fundApr 04, 2018 1:00 am - Rivers Casino recently donated $100,000 to the Oakton Community College Educational Foundation, providing 50 scholarships to Des Plaines residents to attend Oakton Commu...
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Round Lake 116 staffers recognized for helping student with breast cancerApr 04, 2018 1:00 am - When the Round Lake Area Unit School District 116 community found out high school junior Mayra Davila was battling stage 3 breast cancer in the fall, it rallied around h...
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District 158 vetting three finalists for superintendent's jobApr 04, 2018 1:00 am - Huntley school officials will vet three finalists for the superintendent's job next week. The Huntley Community School District 158 school board hired Hazard, Young, Att...
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District 214's ProStart program cooks up new culinary expertiseApr 03, 2018 11:00 pm - On the outside, it looks like a suburban high school. But inside, Buffalo Grove High School is home to The Bison Grill, a student-run restaurant that handles an average ...
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Glen Ellyn District 41 breaks ground on Hadley Junior High additionApr 03, 2018 1:00 am - Hadley Junior High soon will shed its status as the only school in Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41 with students taught in portable classrooms. The district officially...