Education
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Smooth first day in Mundelein District 75Aug 15, 2016 1:00 am - If the reaction of students was an indication, opening day Monday at the Washington School in Mundelein was nearly flawless. "I saw only one or two crying, which is pret...
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Astronomy instructor inspires students to look up and observe the universeAug 14, 2016 11:00 pm - In this age of students staring down at their cellphones, McHenry County College astronomy instructor Paul Hamill inspires his college students to look up - far up - far...
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Reporter goes on the prowl for prongless poly-pocket foldersAug 14, 2016 7:31 am - Shopping for school supplies is a rite of passage for parents. Mothers kneel on the floors of stores, pawing through bins for the correct-colored notebooks. Fathers urge...
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Just crayons and scissors won't cut it for back-to-school shoppingAug 14, 2016 7:30 am - Envy the mom who shopped for school supplies for a kindergartner in Geneva in 1970. According to an advertisement in a local newspaper, she had to buy: • An 8-pack of cr...
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Editorial: McSweeney bill would increase transparency in collective bargainingAug 13, 2016 2:00 pm - Two years ago, State Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton introduced legislation to require school boards and other local governments to give the public a minimum of two weeks to...
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Cool start expected this year for West Aurora High studentsAug 13, 2016 7:36 am - Returning to school Wednesday in the B Wing at West Aurora High School should be no sweat for students and staff. Thanks to the $84.2 million voters last year agreed to ...
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Just one week left to finish $1.3 million Hough School renovationAug 13, 2016 7:16 am - With just over one week left until students return to class, construction crews are working to finish the $1.3 million renovation at Hough Street School in Barrington. A...
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Hundreds attend Project Backpack at Elgin Community CollegeAug 13, 2016 1:00 am - Elgin Community College's seventh annual Project Backpack Saturday added to its legacy of helping thousands of area students in need. More than 15,000 backpacks have bee...
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District 211: We're best suited to protect students' privacyAug 12, 2016 1:00 am - Religious groups challenge transgender locker room deal in court
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Judson U. alumnae behind new program for students with disabilitiesAug 11, 2016 5:00 am - Judson University alumnae Gayle Gianopulos and Nancy Binger never imagined that their personal challenges being mothers of children with Down syndrome would inspire a un...