Education
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Harper wins grant to support part-time facultyAug 16, 2016 11:00 pm - Achieving the Dream, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to student success, has selected Harper College to participate in a new initiative to engage part-time f...
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Batavia High School to host corn boilAug 16, 2016 5:30 am - Batavia High School will kick off its fall athletics and marching band season with its annual Corn Boil Friday, Aug. 19, at the school. Community members of all ages are...
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U-46 won't be making controversial meeting recording publicAug 16, 2016 5:20 am - Elgin schools officials Monday night refused to make public an audio recording of a closed meeting from two years ago that has been contentious for several months. The ...
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District 300 students start new year with new computersAug 16, 2016 1:00 am - Hundreds of students in Community Unit District 300 welcomed the new school year Tuesday with a special gift - a new Chromebook of their own. The Algonquin-based distric...
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District 214 Literacy Program looking for volunteers this fallAug 15, 2016 11:00 pm - Adult Education relies heavily on part-time teachers and volunteer tutors. Last year, the District 214 Community Education's Read to Learn Adult Literacy (RTL) voluntee...
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Why suburban schools are starting so early this yearAug 15, 2016 5:30 am - While it's protected by law in neighboring Wisconsin, the once traditional practice of starting the school year in September is virtually extinct in suburban Chicago. In...
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Can our schools learn from Finland? Huntley official's trip may tell usAug 15, 2016 5:30 am - More recess and less school homework. Sound appealing? Those are just some of the perks students enjoy at schools in Finland. Huntley Community School District 158 Sup...
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District 15 wants to build 2 new schoolsAug 15, 2016 1:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 will ask voters in November to approve borrowing $130 million for the construction of two new schools, district officials announ...
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Program for Stevenson High parentsAug 15, 2016 1:00 am - Parents of freshmen or transfer students at Stevenson High School can learn about mentoring, programs and other aspects of life at the Lincolnshire school Tuesday. The s...
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Makerspace grand openingAug 15, 2016 1:00 am - Mundelein Elementary District 75 is inviting the community to attend its Innovation Station Makerspace grand opening from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug, 20, at 470 N. Lake S...