Education
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Earth Dome comes to Vernon HillsOct 06, 2015 1:00 am - The Earth Dome paid a visit to Townline Elementary School in Vernon Hills Tuesday evening to teach students about geography and environmental issues. David Killion of M...
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Roosevelt students walk out to protest teacher cutsOct 05, 2015 11:00 pm - Fed up with budget cuts that recently forced the layoffs of several teachers and staff, about 200 students walked out of their classes at Roosevelt High School in Chicag...
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Students, Northrop Grumman make prosthetic hands for kidsOct 05, 2015 11:00 pm - A prosthetic hand can change a child's life. To make simple prostheses more readily available, Northrop Grumman Corp. manufactured more than 100 hands at 12 of its campu...
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Lack of Legionella protocol frustrates U-46 leaderOct 05, 2015 5:34 am - The head of the Elgin-area school system says there is an alarming lack of public health standards and protocols for dealing with the Legionella bacteria in schools. Eas...
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No school Tuesday in Dist. 156, but negotiations resumeOct 05, 2015 1:00 am - McHenry High School District 156 schools will remain closed through today after a marathon 12-hour negotiation session Sunday between the school board and the teachers u...
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Dist. 57 testing 1-to-1 use of computersOct 04, 2015 11:00 pm - Mount Prospect School District 57 is taking steps this school year to implement its multiyear plan that re-envisions the role of technology in the classroom. This inclu...
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Lake Park to stage Scandinavian fairy taleOct 04, 2015 11:00 pm - "East of the Sun, West of the Moon," a children's play written by Brian Kral and based on a Scandinavian fairy tale, will be presented this week by the Lake Park High Sc...
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Prestige schools team up on redesigned college application
Oct 04, 2015 7:41 am - More than 80 of the most selective colleges and universities are teaming up to design a new application system that aims to deepen engagement with high school students, ...
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College residency rules sometimes force students to pay prohibitive costs
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Dundee-Crown students get hands-on experience in new business classOct 04, 2015 7:30 am - Students are getting real world experience in a new business class offered at Dundee-Crown High School in Carpentersville. Business INCubator, taught by teachers Nichol...