Education
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Dist. 33 awarded $2.2 million to help neediest familiesNov 23, 2015 4:40 am - Some of West Chicago Elementary District 33's youngest and neediest students will benefit from a $2.2 million, five-year grant recently awarded by the U.S. Department of...
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Northwest suburban special ed superintendent named best in stateNov 23, 2015 12:00 am - Judy Hackett, superintendent of the Northwest Suburban Special Education Organization, has been named Superintendent of the Year by the Illinois Association of School Ad...
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20,000 students opt out of controversial state test, group saysNov 23, 2015 12:00 am - A watchdog group claims more than 20,000 students in Illinois opted out of taking the state's new — and controversial — standardized test earlier this year. The Chicago-...
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Puffy helmets make life safer for young athletesNov 22, 2015 6:00 am - The news, as I recall it, didn't create stop-and-take-notice headlines throughout Illinois. State legislators this summer made it law that virtually all schools where sp...
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Lake Zurich Dist. 95 art festivalNov 22, 2015 12:00 am - Lake Zurich Unit District 95 will host its second annual art festival Tuesday, Dec. 1. Free to attend, the event will be from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Lake Zurich High School ...
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Glenbard Dist. 87, West Aurora could save on big building projectsNov 21, 2015 6:45 am - Taxpayers in West Aurora District 129 and Glenbard High School District 87 might end up paying less for money borrowed for school construction as a result of a state boa...
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In Dist. 211, first came the iPads, then came the restrictionsNov 20, 2015 7:00 am - Editor's note: This article was written by Aditi Katwala and Dhvanii Raval for the Conant High School newspaper, The Crier. The graphic is by Melania Toczko. Used with p...
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COD board argues over hiring firm to find new executivesNov 20, 2015 4:40 am - An executive search firm will be used to help the College of DuPage board find the school's next president and three other new administrators. After a lot of debate, the...
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Survey: Most want Dist. 214 final exams before winter breakNov 20, 2015 4:33 am - After conducting a community survey and four listening sessions, Northwest Suburban High School District 214 is close to announcing possible changes to its school calend...
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How suburban schools are changing concussion protocolsNov 20, 2015 4:00 am - They look quite unfootball-like: Pillowy, puffy, padded camouflage coverings over the helmets worn at practice by the St. Edward Central Catholic football team. Called G...