Education
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'Bombers' raise scholarship moneySep 27, 2015 11:00 pm - A group of Wheeling High School graduates from the classes of 1966, '67, '68, and '69 that calls themselves "The Bombers" has been giving out scholarships for 13 years n...
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Harper wins $2.5 million grant for apprenticeship programsSep 27, 2015 1:00 am - The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded Harper College $2.5 million to support Apprenticeships on Demand, a new initiative that aims to integrate technical instruction ...
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Students share message of peace with pinwheelsSep 25, 2015 11:00 am - Kirsten Snodgrass believes it's never too early to start teaching kids about peace. Earlier this week, the West Chicago art teacher led a celebration of Pinwheels for P...
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St. Charles schools eye 1.5 percent property tax increaseSep 25, 2015 5:55 am - With a potential state-imposed property tax freeze threatening to gut millions of dollars out of St. Charles Unit District 303 coffers next year, school board members mo...
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Parents have about had it with Prospect Heights District 23 strikeSep 24, 2015 11:00 pm - David Sable has been practicing for his big audition since May. His shirt and tie are all picked out. At exactly 9:04 a.m. Saturday the Prospect Heights seventh-grader ...
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How state test score delays will impact St. Charles schoolsSep 24, 2015 5:30 am - The delay in receiving district-level scores from the new statewide tests based on Common Core learning standards means the data will be of little use for St. Charles te...
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Dist. 200 event calls for community input on future of facilitiesSep 24, 2015 5:30 am - Facilities were the focus of Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200's State of Our Schools address. "We've got a lot to be proud of," Superintendent Jeff Schuler said Wed...
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Day 7: No school Friday in Prospect HeightsSep 24, 2015 1:00 am - After another late night of negotiating, Prospect Heights Elementary District 23 teachers are on strike for a seventh day on Friday. During four hours of meeting with a ...
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Official: Rumors of potential violence at Dundee-Crown 'unsubstantiated'Sep 24, 2015 1:00 am - Several rumors of potential violence at Dundee-Crown High School have been deemed unsubstantiated, district officials said Thursday. Anthony McGinn, director of public r...
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Libertyville kindergartners enjoy view from atop fire engineSep 24, 2015 1:00 am - Kindergartners at Butterfield School in Libertyville were giddy Thursday over the chance to ride on a fire engine. The annual ride at the school is a way for the Libert...