Education
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Des Plaines District 62 revamping middle schools to boost math scoresJan 24, 2017 12:00 am - Des Plaines Elementary District 62 plans to reshape its middle schools by fall to boost poor math scores and ease students' transition from elementary grade levels. The...
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Community colleges provide lifelong learningJan 23, 2017 10:00 pm - Albert Einstein said that intellectual growth should start at birth and cease only at death. Community colleges share this vision and lifelong learning is part of our c...
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Parents pack meeting to protest school board member's misogynistic tweetsJan 23, 2017 12:00 am - A Northwest suburban school member resigned Monday after a series of offensive tweets about the weekend's Women's March, including one labeling participants “vagina scre...
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Cary-Grove actress nominated for BroadwayWorld Chicago awardJan 23, 2017 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify that Rob Boncosky is Cary-Grove High School's music teacher and theater director. At 18, Haley Gustafson is "...
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District 57 weighs tax hike referendum in 2018Jan 23, 2017 12:00 am - Mount Prospect Elementary District 57 school board members are considering placing a referendum on the March 2018 ballot to raise property taxes due to growing financial...
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Former Gurnee superintendent to retireJan 23, 2017 12:00 am - Former Gurnee Elementary District 56 superintendent Ben Martindale is taking another stab at retirement. Martindale has previously tried to retire, but took two jobs tha...
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COD's Global Flicks series starts Feb. 1Jan 22, 2017 10:00 pm - Global Flicks, a festival featuring seven award-winning international films, will be presented each Wednesday, Feb. 1 to March 15, in the Playhouse Theatre in the McAnin...
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District 54 offers parents choices for their childrenJan 22, 2017 10:00 pm - As a parent of two children and the superintendent for 15,000 children, I want what is best for them. I do my research and make choices designed to help them be happy an...
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District 50 dual language for kindergartnersJan 22, 2017 10:00 pm - Woodland Elementary District 50 is preparing to enter into its sixth year of providing incoming kindergartners with an opportunity to participate in a research-based pro...
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Cantigny museum enlists Glen Ellyn students for exhibit refreshJan 20, 2017 5:00 am - Cantigny museum enlists Glen Ellyn students to help refresh exhibit