Education
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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...
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Stevenson musician honoredNov 20, 2015 12:00 am - Stevenson High School senior Torin Bakke has been named a National YoungArts Foundation finalist in clarinet performance, the Lincolnshire school announced. The Buffalo ...
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Judson fair-trade store 'wildly successful'Nov 20, 2015 12:00 am - More than 50 people perused handcrafted items from all over the world at Judson University's new fair-trade store, which opened Friday on its Elgin campus. The Just Worl...
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Latino Summit at Harper aims to inspire high school studentsNov 20, 2015 12:00 am - Nearly 500 students - most of them high school freshmen from 13 schools in the Northwest suburbs - at the Latino Summit at Harper College, listening to the story of a ma...
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Legal fees on transgender case irk Dist. 211 residentNov 20, 2015 12:00 am - A Schaumburg woman who serves as a high school social worker in another district is criticizing Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 for the legal fees it's spen...
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Grass Lake District 36 to freeze tax levy after complaintsNov 19, 2015 12:00 am - Responding to community complaints, Grass Lake Elementary District 36 officials plan to freeze the amount of taxes they'll collect from local property owners in 2016. Tr...
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Idea: What if state school funding formula died in 2017?Nov 19, 2015 12:00 am - In a year of blown state budget deadlines, an idea from a bipartisan group of rank-and-file lawmakers could create another flashpoint in the future. The proposal: As par...
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Conant students view live heart surgeryNov 19, 2015 12:00 am - About 250 Conant High School students planning on careers in health care watched a live broadcast of a heart surgery Wednesday in the auditorium of the Hoffman Estates s...
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District 15 ships off "space shuttle" busNov 19, 2015 12:00 am - A "space shuttle" that has been stationed in Palatine Township Elementary School District 15 since 1997 is expected to take off from the district's launchpad next week ...