Education
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App will reward Glenbard North students who lock their phonesAug 01, 2016 5:00 am - Scan a classroom of teens, and at least a few faces surely have their eyes glued to their phones and not their teacher. So when a Carol Stream high school announces a pl...
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Elgin Community College, University of Illinois Chicago ink transfer student admission dealAug 01, 2016 1:00 am - Elgin Community College students now can transfer to the University of Illinois at Chicago for specific majors through a guaranteed admission agreement. The deal inked i...
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CLC fall semester classes begins Aug. 22Aug 01, 2016 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct that fall semester classes start Monday, Aug. 22. Students can register up to the first day a class begins. On ...
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Massachusetts AG seeks documents from DeVry, alleges 'deceptive' practicesAug 01, 2016 1:00 am - Downers Grove-based DeVry Education Group said it is under investigation by the Massachusetts attorney general for "possible unfair or deceptive methods." In a filing wi...
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Elk Grove students named national champs in manufacturing competitionJul 31, 2016 11:00 pm - Three Elk Grove High School students won gold medals at the National SkillsUSA Championship, showcasing their advanced academic skills and the manufacturing knowledge th...
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Editorial: Community's involvement critical to school scheduling decisionJul 31, 2016 11:00 pm - Questions have been raised before about Mundelein High School's class schedule, but the latest examination has a more urgent, more critical feel. Administrators voiced ...
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District 158 to have computing devices for all studentsJul 31, 2016 7:30 am - When school starts Aug. 17, all Huntley High School students will get their own Chromebooks marking the final year of one-to-one technology implementation in every class...
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When it comes to paying for college, be realistic and do your homework
Jul 31, 2016 7:17 am - It's that time of year when families are mentally processing their high school senior's college financial aid award and quietly freaking out. I know I was doing that las...
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Grayslake District 46 board member pushes idea of cops and kids connectingJul 31, 2016 7:15 am - Grayslake Elementary District 46 board member David Northern says he was so impressed after learning of one suburban police department's program to connect officers to y...
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U-46 classroom additions will be ready for school startJul 31, 2016 1:00 am - New classroom additions at Coleman, Highland and Laurel Hill elementary schools will alleviate overcrowding and accommodate nearly 250 more students in Elgin Area School...