Education
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Hungry suburban students to get free summer mealsJun 09, 2017 1:00 am - Students throughout Illinois will receive free nutritious meals and snacks through a program that kicks off this month. The Illinois State Board of Education administers...
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U-46 considers new standards for music educationJun 08, 2017 1:00 am - Officials at the state's second-largest school district are considering changing the way music is taught at the middle and high schools starting this fall. The Elgin Are...
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Maryville's Jen School's 10th graduating class is its largestJun 08, 2017 1:00 am - The Jen School graduated 17 students Thursday, its largest graduating class since Maryville opened the school in 2007. The Jen School provides special education services...
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District 207 to change to hybrid scheduleJun 07, 2017 1:00 am - Maine Township High School District 207 will switch to a hybrid block schedule, despite opposition from the teachers union. School board members voted unanimously Monda...
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District 203 celebrates year's successesJun 06, 2017 11:00 pm - Another successful school year has come to an end. The 2016-17 school year was filled with student success and growth, and we look forward to an excellent 2017-18. Thi...
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Washington Elementary School in Elgin celebrates 125 yearsJun 06, 2017 11:00 pm - When Washington Elementary School opened 125 years ago, on a hilltop a mile west of downtown Elgin, it featured a heralded modern advance - indoor privies, and soon even...
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CLC moving ahead with $48 million Lakeshore Campus upgradeJun 06, 2017 5:30 am - College of Lake County's effort to improve its Lakeshore Campus in Waukegan is back on, despite the ongoing state budget impasse that has delayed the approximately $48 m...
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U-46 board might meet Monday to review charter school contractJun 06, 2017 5:30 am - Elgin schools' officials Monday night said they have received responses from a group proposing an Elgin charter school addressing concerns raised during negotiations abo...
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U-46 hires new principal for Elgin HighJun 06, 2017 1:00 am - Elgin schools' officials have hired former Chicago Public Schools administrator Krystal Thomas to lead Elgin High School. "I'm excited to get started," said Thomas, who...
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Buffalo Grove wins Harper's Financial Accounting ContestJun 05, 2017 11:00 pm - Buffalo Grove High School's financial accounting team captured first place in the 32nd annual Harper Area Accounting Contest at Harper College. Buffalo Grove has won 21...