Education
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Kaneland High keeping valedictorian status, but adding other honorsNov 29, 2017 12:00 am - The Kaneland High School Class of 2022 will have a valedictorian and a salutatorian, the school board decided. The school district will also recognize students' academic...
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MCC digital media students develop, sell card gameNov 28, 2017 10:00 pm - When Tom Eggers became president of the McHenry County College Game Club, he set a new goal for club members to develop a game - instead of playing games - at their week...
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U-46 could have co-op lacrosse teams starting in springNov 28, 2017 12:00 am - Elgin schools' officials are recommending starting cooperative lacrosse teams for high school girls and boys starting in the spring. If approved by the Elgin Area Schoo...
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Technology use to triple at Round Lake 116 schoolsNov 28, 2017 12:00 am - The number of classrooms at Round Lake Area School District 116 with laptops or iPads will triple in January to 90, after the school board voted Monday expand the distri...
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Harper College calls on Congress to give legal status to 'Dreamers'Nov 27, 2017 12:00 am - Harper College officials are calling on federal legislators to enact legal protections for undocumented youth brought to the United States illegally as children - a grou...
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Buffalo Grove student among best of the best in nation's music ensemblesNov 26, 2017 10:00 pm - Buffalo Grove High School student Janelle Finton will join the "best of the best" for the National Association for Music Education's 2017 All-National Honor Ensembles at...
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Colleges, high schools use 'Hamilton' to enhance teachingNov 26, 2017 6:25 am - CHICAGO - More than 2,000 students got into the hottest show in Chicago for free - "Hamilton: An American Musical " - as part of their acceptance to Northwestern Univers...
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U-46 to spend nearly $15 million on 2018 building projectsNov 26, 2017 12:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 officials expect to spend roughly $14.7 million on capital projects in 2018, including renovation of the welding lab at Elgin High School...
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MCC board president resigns citing rising taxes in countyNov 24, 2017 12:00 am - McHenry County College Board President Chris Jenner has resigned his post and is leaving the state - a move, he says, that's prompted partly by rising property taxes. J...
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U-46 seeing enrollment declines in early gradesNov 24, 2017 12:00 am - Elgin schools' officials might soon have to address the underutilization of some school buildings, while dealing with crowding at others, in the face of declining enroll...