Education
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MAP grant money arriving for last year's Waubonsee studentsJul 20, 2017 1:00 am - Waubonsee Community College students who were supposed to receive MAP grants last fall will get them now, a college official says, as the state has finally sent the mone...
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Oakton's Des Plaines campus to remain closed ThursdayJul 19, 2017 1:00 am - Oakton Community College's Des Plaines campus will remain closed for a fifth consecutive day Thursday because of flooding that continues to affect both entrances. The De...
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Cary District 26 OKs $2.5M sale of vacant schoolJul 19, 2017 1:00 am - The third time has proved to be a charm for Cary School District 26 in disposing of a long-vacant school building. The District 26 school board this week approved the sa...
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Maryville's Jen School to accept female high school studentsJul 19, 2017 1:00 am - For the first time, female students will be able to attend Maryville's Jen School in Des Plaines, a year after the campus stopped housing boys because of state budget cu...
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Bartlett High athletic complex project gets $500,000 boostJul 19, 2017 1:00 am - A $500,000 donation this week from a Bartlett business owner will help jump-start construction of the long-stalled Bartlett High School Activities Complex project. Food...
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Rauner pledges amendatory veto of school funding planJul 18, 2017 5:45 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner said he will veto a school funding bill as soon as it reaches his desk because it includes a bailout of the Chicago Public School pension system, an ac...
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Elmhurst, Triton colleges sign enhanced transfer agreementsJul 18, 2017 1:00 am - ELMHURST - To help smooth the path for students interested in transferring from Triton College to Elmhurst College, the president from each institution recently signed a...
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Kids destroy, rebuild electronics in Camp InventionJul 18, 2017 1:00 am - It was a parent's nightmare and a kid's dream - pieces of computers and stereos throughout the room as young inventors used screwdrivers, hammers and pry bars to take ap...
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Sixteen seek appointment to District 211 boardJul 17, 2017 1:00 am - Sixteen residents of Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 have applied for appointment to a recent school board vacancy. By the July 12 deadline, those who submi...
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Elmhurst District 205 developing long-term plan for schoolsJul 14, 2017 1:00 am - Elmhurst Unit District 205 school board members are reviewing the initial draft of a proposed operational plan that includes student achievement objectives and could lay...