Education
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Oakton STEM speaker to focus on forensic anthropologySep 14, 2017 11:00 pm - Learn about the career of a forensic anthropologist by attending a free lecture at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, at Oakton Community College's Des Plaines campus, 1600 E. G...
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District 211, Harper and NIU join to increase BA degrees awardedSep 14, 2017 11:00 pm - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211, Harper College and Northern Illinois University have been selected to participate in a one-year "design challenge" that aim...
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Preliminary Illinois test scores show slight improvement in student performanceSep 14, 2017 1:00 am - Illinois students are performing slightly better than last year on the state's standardized test now in its fourth year of implementation. Preliminary aggregated results...
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Crystal Lake family donates late son's cello to Larkin High music programSep 14, 2017 1:00 am - Ben Alexander was known for his love for music and his generous nature. They were his two passions that parents Patrice and Greg Alexander of Crystal Lake wanted to hono...
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U-46 to host open houses for academies next weekSep 14, 2017 1:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 hosts a series of open houses highlighting the five high school academy programs Monday and Tuesday. The events are designed for seventh...
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District 47 donates books to Round Lake Park school hit by floodingSep 14, 2017 1:00 am - Several Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 schools collected books to help out a sister school in Round Lake Park affected by recent flooding. Ruel Apostol, a sixth-gra...
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Semifinalists announced in National Merit Scholarship ProgramSep 14, 2017 1:00 am - Officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced the names of approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 63rd annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The...
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Benedictine students join Shedd research expeditionSep 13, 2017 11:00 pm - A group of Benedictine University biology students spent nine days this past spring living the life of marine biologists in the Bahamas, hopping from island to island to...
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Judson architecture program marks 20 years with symposiumSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - Judson University in Elgin will mark the 20th anniversary of its noted architecture program with a symposium Friday and Saturday. The annual James Didier Symposium on Ch...
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Elmhurst College ranked by U.S. NewsSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - U.S. News & World Report has placed Elmhurst College third in the Midwest this year among colleges and universities known for the strength of their undergraduate teachin...