Education
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District 116 board meets MondayMar 27, 2016 1:00 am - Round Lake Area Unit District 116 school board members will gather for a meeting Monday, March 28. Open to the public, the session is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at the...
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3 chances to tell St. Charles school officials how to handle tax increaseMar 26, 2016 7:13 am - St. Charles residents will get their first real look at the sales pitch for a school tax increase referendum during the second and third full weeks of April. The reactio...
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District 300 elementary schools will have STEM labs this fallMar 26, 2016 7:00 am - Learning the science behind growing vegetables in water, dropping an egg without it breaking, building bridges with toothpicks and water bottle rockets are among the ski...
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CLC hosting information sessionsMar 25, 2016 1:00 am - Careers in 18 fields will be the focus of information sessions offered at the College of Lake County in April. Each session will last about an hour and include an overvi...
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College of DuPage president search down to final fourMar 25, 2016 1:00 am - The search for College of DuPage's next president has narrowed to four candidates. But the committee conducting the search will do additional vetting before recommending...
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Warren High arts festivalMar 25, 2016 1:00 am - Warren Township High School hosts its fifth annual "Live the Arts" festival Friday, April 1, at the Almond Campus, 34090 N. Almond Road, Gurnee. The free event, which fe...
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City briefings: Chicago teachers carry out one-day strike
Mar 24, 2016 11:00 pm - Chicago Public Schools teachers hit the picket lines Friday, saying the controversial one-day strike, though an irritation to some parents and students, is vital to draw...
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St. Charles school survey shows record parent satisfactionMar 24, 2016 5:10 am - Parents of students in St. Charles' schools gave District 303 their highest marks ever in a recent satisfaction survey. The results are a happy surprise to district off...
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U-46 to adopt program framework for full-day kindergartenMar 23, 2016 1:00 am - Elgin schools officials say they will be adopting a program framework next month for full-day kindergarten, which includes teacher training and new instructional materia...
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Students hosting burger contestMar 23, 2016 1:00 am - Students in Stevenson High School's Introduction to Business classes will hold a hamburger challenge April 27 at Tom and Eddie's, 1260 S. Milwaukee Ave., Vernon Hills. H...