Education
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U-46 high schools honor Bard's legacyOct 31, 2016 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46's five high schools this fall are honoring the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death with performances, including the Bard's m...
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Dist. 88 improves big on PARCC test; top-ranked schools remain on topOct 31, 2016 5:40 am - In a year of so-so results on state standardized test scores, Addison Trail and Willowbrook high schools showed some marked improvement, according to data released Monda...
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Vernon Hills High School soars on state testingOct 31, 2016 5:36 am - Vernon Hills High School ranks ninth in Illinois when it comes to preparing students for college, new state report card data shows. It also topped the high schools i...
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Fox Valley schools see modest increases, huge dips in PARCC scoresOct 31, 2016 5:33 am - Declining state test scores in the Fox Valley area have some educators questioning the accuracy and value of the data. Schools across the suburbs saw declines in scores ...
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Des Plaines elementary schools a ray of light amid so-so test resultsOct 31, 2016 5:30 am - Amid some tepid news about suburban student achievement on standardized test scores, one Des Plaines school district showed dramatic improvement. The number of South Ele...
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Illinois school report cards: Scores down in more than half our schoolsOct 31, 2016 5:30 am - More than half the 615 suburban schools surveyed by the Daily Herald show declining scores on the state's standardized test, data released Monday reveals. The range of s...
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District 103 screeningsOct 31, 2016 1:00 am - Lincolnshire/Prairie View Elementary District 103 is offering a fall preschool screening from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at Laura B. Sprague School, 2425 Riverwood...
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Palatine Jaycees host STEM fair Nov. 10Oct 31, 2016 1:00 am - The Palatine Jaycees, as part of their Adopt-a-School Day program, are hosting a free STEM Fair from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, at Lake Louise Elementary School, 500...
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Link between poverty, test scores continuesOct 31, 2016 1:00 am -
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College costs rising faster than financial aid
Oct 30, 2016 7:15 am - Colleges are putting the brakes on hefty price increases, but tuition and fees are still rising at a faster rate than the financial aid and family income needed to cover...