Kerry Lester
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Growing chorus decries music cuts among suburban schoolsMar 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Recent studies resoundingly show that music education is one of the keys to higher test scores and engaged and well-rounded students. Among them, a 2007 Northwestern Uni...
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Profile shows schools' finances slipping; things only to get worseMar 24, 2010 11:00 pm - An annual financial profile of the state's public schools finds the number of districts cited for doing a good job in managing their finances slipping, from 72 percent i...
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Is Our Lady of Angels Museum site slipping from supporters' grasp?Mar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - A retired Chicago firefighter is spearheading a last-ditch effort to acquire a vacant Chicago firehouse to be used in part as an Our Lady of the Angels fire museum. "The...
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School districts suffer while state funds lag, but severity may varyMar 21, 2010 11:00 pm - With varying levels of student poverty, property taxes rates and local revenues, no two suburban school districts are funded exactly the same way. Years ago, complicated...
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U-46's funding bill passes SenateMar 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Legislation that could help Elgin Area School District U-46 claim millions more in state aid each year passed the state senate Thursday in a 40-15 vote. Sponsored by Sen...
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How much could salary cuts save U-46?Mar 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Nearly 25 percent of employees in Elgin Area School District U-46 are out of a job next year unless one of two things happen. The state's funding picture could, theoret...
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Some U-46 schools see culture destroyed by layoffsMar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Each one of the 53 schools in Elgin Area School District U-46 has its own culture, its own reputation, its own personality. Take Elgin High - one of the state's oldest h...
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U-46 teachers' contract bargaining dates setMar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Five contract negotiation sessions have been set with Elgin Area School District U-46 and its teachers union, members learned in a recent e-mail. Bargaining dates are s...
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U-46 teacher who recovered from in-school stabbing laid offMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Carolyn Gilbert isn't the type to make waves. After she was attacked by a 16-year-old student with a knife in January 2008, she lost her right eye, endured several surge...
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District U-46 board approves layoffs for 1,037 employeesMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - 732 full-time teaching positions in the mix