Education
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Entire College of DuPage board meets, votes for first time since NovemberFeb 03, 2016 12:00 am - Three College of DuPage trustees who had been boycotting meetings for more than two months were in attendance at two meetings Wednesday at the Glen Ellyn school, resulti...
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More than 50 schools set for Oakton Community College transfer fairFeb 03, 2016 12:00 am - Representatives from more than 50 Midwest colleges and universities will be in attendance at Oakton Community College's college transfer fair Tuesday, Feb. 9. The fair i...
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U-46 proposes spending $23 million to upgrade schoolsFeb 03, 2016 12:00 am - More than $23 million in improvements, including classroom additions at three overcrowded elementary schools and the elimination of mobile classrooms, are targeted for s...
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Waubonsee contemplates increasing tuitionFeb 03, 2016 12:00 am - Students taking credit classes at Waubonsee Community College will likely pay about 7 percent more next school year. They may find themselves picking up a larger share o...
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Stevenson High to host course eventFeb 03, 2016 12:00 am - Stevenson High School will host the first of two course selection events for incoming freshmen and their parents Thursday, Feb. 4. It's scheduled to run from 4 to 7 p.m....
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$500 sheriff's association scholarship availableFeb 03, 2016 12:00 am - The Illinois Sheriff's Association will award a $500 college scholarship to a local student seeking to pursue higher education during the 2016-17 academic year. The scho...
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District 50 taking Grayslake charter fight to Illinois Supreme CourtFeb 03, 2016 12:00 am - Woodland Elementary District 50 in Gurnee is turning to the Illinois Supreme Count in its legal fight against Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake. In the wake o...
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College of Lake County to celebrate Black History MonthFeb 03, 2016 12:00 am - College of Lake County will celebrate Black History Month with several free events at the college's flagship Grayslake campus, 19351 W. Washington St. First up, from 1 t...
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Schaumburg offers community scholarshipsFeb 03, 2016 12:00 am - Schaumburg Village President Al Larson has announced the availability of the 23rd annual Community Scholarship in cooperation with Business and Career Services, Inc. The...
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The importance of 'rigor' in educationFeb 02, 2016 10:00 pm - Rigor is defined as "strictness, severity or harshness." In the educational setting, however, we extend the definition to include "challenging" and "pushed to think cri...