Jameel Naqvi
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Former U-46 chief Neale takes stand in bias suitMar 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Former Elgin Area School District U-46 Superintendent Connie Neale took the stand Thursday on day four of the district’s federal desegregation trial. Neale was superinte...
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Race not considered in U-46 boundary changesMar 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 did not ask a consultant to consider race when drawing new school attendance boundaries in 2003. Attorneys suing the district sought to e...
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U-46: Boundary changes saved money, reduced busesFeb 28, 2011 11:00 pm - Officials in Elgin Area School District U-46 put minorities in mobile classrooms even though there were thousands of empty seats in schools across the district. That is ...
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U-46 desegregation trial beginsFeb 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Help the white students first, then help the minorities. That has been the philosophy of Elgin Area School District U-46 officials over the past decade, lawyers suing th...
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U-46 desegregation case: Anatomy of a trialFeb 26, 2011 11:00 pm - Last of four parts Attorneys for Elgin Area School District U-46 and lawyers representing black and Hispanic families in the district have been preparing for this m...
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U-46 desegregation case: The playersFeb 25, 2011 11:00 pm - Third of four parts In 1992, a group of parents sued the state, claiming more than 50,000 children with disabilities in Chicago Public Schools were segregated from ...
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U-46 desegregation trial: The impactFeb 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Second of four parts In 2002, Rockford public schools closed the book on a 13-year episode that ripped the community apart and cost taxpayers more than $250 million...
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ECC to get one new trustee, at leastFeb 24, 2011 11:00 pm - The Elgin Community College board of trustees will have at least one new member in the spring. Phyllis Folarin, first elected in 1999, announced in December she will not...
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U-46 desegregation trial: The issuesFeb 24, 2011 12:00 am - First of four parts Few people would dispute that Elgin Area School District U-46 — the state's largest district outside Chicago — is racially diverse, and that the...
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Elgin wheelchair theft victim now loses motherFeb 24, 2011 12:00 am - In the fall, people in Elgin and surrounding towns rallied around Natalie Chastain, an Elgin High School senior whose specialized wheelchair was stolen. Now, they are co...