Emily Krone
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Officials reject state test requestsFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - U.S. Department of Education officials this month rejected Illinois requests to ease the blow of dropping a special test for students who are still learning English. The...
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Dist. 93 against giving tests to kids still learning EnglishFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - A DuPage County school district could be the first in Illinois -- and perhaps the nation -- to refuse to administer mandatory state exams to students who haven't yet mas...
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Experts say NIU's image easily repairedFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - The reputation of Virginia Tech University might always be linked to the shooting rampage that killed 33 people there. In contrast, Northern Illinois University likely w...
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Northern Star staffers walk line between student and journalistFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - The shooter sprayed bullets into the crowded lecture hall just after 3 p.m. By 4, the Northern Illinois University student newspaper had posted its first Web update abou...
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NIU to stay closed another weekFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Northern Illinois University faculty will return to campus Tuesday, but classes won't resume until the following Monday. University officials announced at a news confere...
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Let your children return to campus ASAP, experts adviseFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - There's a natural temptation for parents to want to keep their children close and protect them when tragedies like the NIU shooting occur. But mental health professional...
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Varying levels of welcome for Mexican presidentFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - The suburban reaction to Mexican President Felipe Calderon's stopover Tuesday in Chicago was as mixed as his reputation in his own country. Calderon, who won a disputed ...
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Mexico, Illinois join to supply bilingual teachersFeb 12, 2008 10:00 pm - The Mexican government will help Illinois schools recruit Mexican teachers for bilingual classrooms under a new program announced Tuesday during Mexican President Felipe...
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Good help if they can get itFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Dennis Rieckmann went from homeless suburban teen needing services to Army private serving the country in Kuwait. The 19-year-old credits his transformation to a DuPage ...
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Ex-Chicago schools chief still challenging the systemFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - As chief executive officer of Chicago Public Schools, Paul Vallas developed a reputation as an unabashed reformer, unafraid to ruffle feathers. Vallas, now superintenden...