Education
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Kaneland board, union at odds over teacher pay raisesDec 16, 2015 12:00 am - The Kaneland Education Association wants higher pay - especially for new teachers - in the next contract, and is asking residents to send union-written questions and co...
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Libertyville kindergartners treated to 'The Polar Express'Dec 16, 2015 12:00 am - With the craftsmanship of a master storyteller, Libertyville Elementary District 70 Superintendent Guy Schumacher read "The Polar Express" to kindergartners at Butterfie...
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Raises part of new 5-year Woodland union contractDec 16, 2015 12:00 am - Employee union members at Woodland Elementary District 50 in Gurnee have received a five-year contract that'll provide varying raises. District 50 board members ratified...
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Batavia school board member questions workers' phone, travel paymentsDec 16, 2015 12:00 am - Batavia school board member John Dryden is questioning whether dozens of district employees should receive flat monthly payments for cellphone and travel expenses. He vo...
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College of DuPage put on two years' probation by accreditation agencyDec 16, 2015 12:00 am - The College of DuPage has been placed on two years' probation by the Higher Learning Commission for failing to act “with integrity in its financial, academic, personnel ...
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Report: Des Plaines charter school firm under investigation
Dec 16, 2015 12:00 am - A Des Plaines-based charter school firm that operates four taxpayer-funded schools in Chicago is suspected of defrauding the government by funneling more than $5 million...
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District 12 officials aim to head off rumorsDec 15, 2015 10:00 pm - "The school district did what? Spent money how? They're cutting what programs? Laying-off who?" "That's what I heard from a neighbor, whose cousin got it from a school ...
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Wego students demonstrate spirit of givingDec 15, 2015 10:00 pm - The spirit of the holiday season is giving. The students and staff at Community High School District 94 understand the value of giving back to the community that support...
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Hoffman Estates student joins Scholastic News reporting networkDec 15, 2015 6:00 am - Seventh-grader Maya Nayak of Hoffman Estates recently learned that she has been selected to join a select group of writers: the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps. Scholas...
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School for students with autism opening in LombardDec 15, 2015 12:00 am - A school dedicated to serving children with autism and related disorders is moving to an office park in Lombard next month after operating in Burr Ridge for five years. ...