Kerry Lester
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Student loan legislation won't affect local community college lendingApr 04, 2010 11:00 pm - While community college officials across the suburbs express resounding support for the student loan overhaul signed into law by President Barack Obama, they also admit ...
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Fundraiser to help paralyzed Larkin gradApr 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Two years later, details of the hours leading up to his paralysis are still crystal clear for Dean Williams. The 2006 Larkin High School graduate was in Melbourne, Fla.,...
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U-46 will use drug-sniffing dogs in high schoolsApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Police dogs are part of a new drug prevention and deterrence program being rolled out in Elgin Area School District U-46 high schools. Under the plan, administrators at ...
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Pop musical theater focuses on counteracting teen violence at CHSApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - A free performance focusing on counteracting teen violence, bullying, negative self image and drug use will take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 6 at Central High School,...
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U-46 gets 70 new principals ... for a dayApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Kenyon Woods Middle School is familiar turf for Mike Kenyon. The South Elgin resident, farm owner and Kane County Board member previously owned the land where the distri...
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Luther North High School battling foreclosureMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Nearly a year to the day the Christian Brothers announced plans to close Driscoll Catholic, another long-standing parochial high school may fall victim to the economy. C...
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Lawmakers closer to banning unfunded school mandatesMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - A new law that would limit the number of unfunded state education mandates on school districts' plates is close to passing, though not without significant changes. The ...
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Still teaching at 67? School, union leaders question pension reformMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Illinois' budget mess has left schools hurting more than just about any government entity. Suburban school leaders have spent recent weeks slashing millions from their b...
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Elgin High teacher starts blog about being pink-slippedMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Elgin High School art teacher Tom Bremer follows a number of educational blogs. He writes a classroom blog to supplement his cartooning, animation and photography classe...
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Illinois loses out in first round of federal school stimulus fundsMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Suburban school districts' hopes for funding relief were dashed Monday when the U.S. Department of Education announced just two states netted stimulus dollars in the fir...