Education
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District 300 debuts full-day kindergarten districtwide as classes beginAug 18, 2015 1:00 am - Teeming with excitement and wide-eyed enthusiasm, more than 20,900 students and 1,423 teachers returned to classrooms Tuesday in Algonquin-based Community Unit District ...
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Constable: School shoppers can't write off pencilsAug 18, 2015 1:00 am - Those back-to-school checklists in our brave new world require so much more than glue, lined notebooks and rulers. Little kids need to bring hypoallergenic tissues, baby...
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Rauner open to schools paying more for teacher pensionsAug 18, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner said Tuesday he's open to suburban school districts paying more of the share of teachers' pension costs if the move is paired with some of his anti-uni...
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New teacher resource launched at Dist. 214 'a model'Aug 18, 2015 1:00 am - High school teachers across Illinois can now access free curriculum resources through iTunes U and bring additional digital learning experiences to their classrooms. ...
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Judson University named 2015 Christian College of DistinctionAug 17, 2015 11:00 pm - Judson University, a Christian liberal arts college in Elgin, was among 58 higher learning institutions named as "2015 Christian Colleges of Distinction" for the 2015-20...
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Do schools start too early? CDC report says yes
Aug 17, 2015 6:00 am - Five out of every six middle schools and high schools nationwide start classes earlier than 8:30 a.m., making it difficult for teens to get the sleep they need to be hea...
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U-46 welcomes new faces, students as classes beginAug 17, 2015 1:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 welcomed many new faces to its administrative team and more than 40,000 students who returned to classes Monday. Among them are six new ...
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Dist. 211 could buy new Higgins Education CenterAug 17, 2015 1:00 am - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 will hold an open house on Thursday, Sept. 3 for its new Higgins Education Center, just east of Hoffman Estates High School ...
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U-46 board reviews proposed school year expensesAug 17, 2015 1:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 officials propose spending roughly $507 million this school year, including $7 million in reserve funds for capital expenses. The distri...
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Illinois community college system marks 50th anniversaryAug 17, 2015 1:00 am - The Illinois community college system is 50 years old. State legislators and higher education leaders celebrated this half-century of achievement Aug. 12 at Joliet Junio...