Education
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Marching Panthers performance on tap WednesdayOct 26, 2015 1:00 am - The Round Lake High School Marching Panthers will present "Sights & Sounds," an indoor concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, in the main gym, 800 N. High School Drive (o...
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Fresh look for Diamond Lake District 76 logoOct 26, 2015 1:00 am - A new administration in Diamond Lake Elementary District 76 has come with some changes, including a new school logo. The district's stated motto still is "reaching furth...
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District 300 board to vote Tuesday on boundary changesOct 26, 2015 1:00 am - Students attending several Carpentersville schools likely will be moving to new buildings starting next school year. The Community Unit District 300 school board Tuesday...
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How SALT teaches students about college debt before problems arise
Oct 25, 2015 7:32 am - Andrew Brown, a Howard University senior, had a pretty enticing display of free swag, including knapsacks, pens, cups and magnets, all emblazoned with one word: SALT. "H...
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Writing about report cards ain't exactly academicOct 24, 2015 2:00 pm - It's one of the most complex and comprehensive tasks we take on at this newspaper each year. The Illinois State Report Card - a massive data dump of student standardized...
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Blue Ribbon-winning Emerson Elementary a 'hidden treasure' in WheatonOct 23, 2015 6:09 am - Anyone who passes through Emerson Elementary's hallways a few times can understand why it is often referred to as a "hidden treasure." "I don't know that when people hea...
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Lincoln Elementary parents challenge Dist. 303's enrollment projectionsOct 23, 2015 5:00 am - Lincoln Elementary parents knew going into Thursday night's meeting about pending school closures in St. Charles that their building was a big target. And they came prep...
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District 50 contract talks progressingOct 23, 2015 1:00 am - The administrators and teachers union representatives who are negotiating a new contract have reached a tentative agreement on financial issues, officials with Gurnee-ba...
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Student entrepreneurs to pitch ideas at Judson U. 'Shark Tank' eventOct 23, 2015 1:00 am - Judson University kicks off its second "Shark Tank" entrepreneurial competition, with up to $2,000 in potential prize money, this fall. Inspired by ABC Network's popular...
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Glenbard District 87 wants more students taking AP classesOct 22, 2015 11:00 pm - Brenda Vazquez Hernandez walked into her class and immediately second-guessed her decision. She was the only Latina in the room. “You feel really out of place, and you r...