Education
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District 220 finds inspiration for improvements in MinnesotaJul 03, 2017 5:30 am - Barrington Area Unit School District 220 officials recently hit the road for ideas on what the future might look like at its schools. One place that stood out for the di...
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District 15 to study how it handles students with food allergiesJul 03, 2017 1:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 plans to look for ways to improve how schools handle students with life-threatening food allergies. District 15 has had a food a...
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Enrollment decline means fewer teachers at Woodland 50 next yearJul 03, 2017 1:00 am - Because of steadily declining enrollment, Woodland Elementary District 50 will cut 16 positions - 14 teachers and two support staffers - as part of a proposed budget off...
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District 211 seeks applicants for board vacancyJul 01, 2017 1:00 am - Following the resignation of Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board member Lauanna Recker Wednesday, the rest of the board is actively seeking applicants for...
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North Central College names science center for Myron Wentz after 'substantial' donationJun 30, 2017 1:00 am - North Central College's new science center now has a new name: the Dr. Myron Wentz Science Center. The same man who gave $10 million for the college's fine arts center ...
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Former Woodland Dist. 50 teacher returns to be principalJun 30, 2017 1:00 am - A former Woodland School District 50 teacher is returning to be principal of the Elementary West School. Ryan Wollberg spent 10 years as a sixth grade social studies tea...
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District 303 officials closer to new deal with boostersJun 30, 2017 1:00 am - Attending athletic events at St. Charles schools will get a little more expensive as District 303 officials are about to strike a new deal with booster organizations at ...
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College of Lake County reaches deal to prevent work stoppage on new buildingJun 30, 2017 1:00 am - College of Lake County officials have worked out a deal with the state agency in charge of overseeing state-funded projects that they hope will shield them from a second...
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Prospect duo helps speech team earn excellence designationJun 29, 2017 11:00 pm - Going in to the National Speech Tournament last month in Birmingham, Alabama, Molly McDermott and Ben Marshall entered as the two-time Illinois state champions in their ...
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Lack of state funding could end University Center next yearJun 29, 2017 5:30 am - Nora Mena was not in a good position to leave her family to go to college five years ago. As a first-generation college student with a full-time job and living in Lake V...