Education
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More suburban Latino students taking, scoring higher on AP testsJun 20, 2015 1:00 am - Four years ago, Jaylean Gavina didn't expect to attend college. After all, only one of her parents even finished high school. Gavina, 18, a recent graduate of Larkin Hig...
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A district-by-district look at AP assistance programsJun 20, 2015 1:00 am - Suburban school districts offer a variety of interventions and programs to increase participation in Advanced Placement exams, which for Latinos has more than quadrupled...
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Why local educators want statewide AP standardJun 20, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois does not have a statewide standard for receiving college credit from the College Board Advanced Placement exam. Suburban educators are pushing for one so studen...
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Dist. 118 spends $544,000 on 1,600 laptopsJun 19, 2015 11:00 pm - Wauconda Unit District 118 officials are spending an estimated $544,000 to buy more computers for students to use in their classrooms. The order consists of nearly 1,600...
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Palatine Dist. 15 school board inks superintendent's retirement contractJun 18, 2015 5:30 am - The Palatine Township Elementary District 15 school board inked a new four-year contract with Superintendent Scott Thompson on Wednesday night over the objections of one...
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After delay, Hoffman Montessori school moves ahead on expansionJun 18, 2015 1:00 am - Montessori School of North Hoffman finally will fulfill its long-held expansion plans this fall when it occupies two buildings on Freeman Road in Hoffman Estates. The sc...
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50th reunion party for Head StartJun 17, 2015 1:00 am - Community Action Partnership of Lake County will host a Head Start program 50th year reunion block party from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 27, at its central office, 12...
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Barrington 220 takes aim at truancy, frequent absencesJun 17, 2015 1:00 am - Hoping to reduce student absences and prevent chronic truancy before it starts, Barrington Area Unit District 220 is adding a new computer software program to track atte...
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Long Grove woman tells of life-altering trip to Israel with college groupJun 16, 2015 11:00 am - For Long Grove resident Becky Savitt, a Stevenson High School and University of Illinois grad, a Birthright trip to Israel the summer of 2013 when she was 20 was a life-...
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Officials celebrate Round Lake High expansionJun 16, 2015 1:00 am - Round Lake Area School District 116 officials and community leaders didn't let torrential rains keep them from celebrating the start of a $29 million expansion and renov...