Education
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Vernon Hills High teacher celebrates the small successesDec 12, 2016 5:00 am - For 22 years, Wendy Meister-Louria says she has been celebrating the classroom successes of students whose main language is not English. Meister-Louria's entire career h...
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Elk Grove instructor named Teacher of the YearDec 12, 2016 5:00 am - Freshman year of high school, Ricky Castro was failing all his classes, running with Chicago street gangs, and searching for his identity or, as he says, looking for "a ...
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District 94 teacher appreciates 'mosaic of cultures'Dec 12, 2016 5:00 am - Need to know: Mary McCarter has been teaching English as a second language for 30 years, starting at West Chicago Community High School in the adult education program. F...
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O'Plaine campus concerts on tap this weekDec 12, 2016 12:00 am - Warren Township High School's O'Plaine Road campus auditorium will host several holiday concerts this week. The Warren Choirs presents their Winter Holiday Concert on Tu...
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Carpentersville teacher says students' backgrounds importantDec 12, 2016 12:00 am - Jessica Cano, who teaches English language learners, has been at Golfview Elementary in Carpentersville for nine years. “I was a long term substitute for five years and ...
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District 211 to video-record school board meetingsDec 12, 2016 12:00 am - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 will begin posting video-recorded school board meetings online in 2017, most likely before spring break. School board member...
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First 'hackathon' at Warren High next monthDec 11, 2016 12:00 am - Warren Township High School's O'Plaine Road campus in Gurnee will be the site of a "hackathon" in late January. High school students from around Lake County will gather ...
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Two U-46 employees win award for crisis prevention workDec 09, 2016 4:30 am - Two Elgin Area School District U-46 employees recently were named among 11 recipients of the "Walk the Talk" awards from the Midwest chapter of the Crisis Prevention Ins...
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Elgin teacher pens children's book to instill love for reading, writingDec 09, 2016 4:15 am - Once he learned to read and write, Raul Castillo was hooked on the power he felt from having such skills. Coming from a poor family and raised by a single mother, Casti...
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Ben Carson bows out of headlining Judson forum; school might postpone program to fallDec 09, 2016 12:00 am - With late notice, university might postpone program