Kerry Lester
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ECC breaks ground on referendum constructionJan 29, 2010 10:00 pm - With a bit of pomp and circumstance, Elgin Community College Friday morning officially kicked off construction on its $178 million campus "master plan." College Presiden...
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U-46 board gets earful over high school courseload capsJan 27, 2010 10:00 pm - Parents, students and teachers spent more than an hour this week expressing their resounding disapproval over Elgin Area School District U-46's decision to firmly cap co...
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How will U-46 cut $40 million from budget?Jan 26, 2010 10:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 may have spent the past year and a half trimming millions from its budget, but those efforts have fallen drastically short. On Monday, Ch...
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Huge cuts in U-46, and more may be needed, official saysJan 25, 2010 10:00 pm - To address a mounting deficit, Elgin Area School District U-46 plans to make $40 million in cuts - roughly 10 percent of its budget - next school year. And even that sta...
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SCUBA program buoys local high school studentsJan 23, 2010 10:00 pm - It's 9 a.m. on a Saturday, the first full weekend for Larkin High School students after winter break. Junior Marcus Sanford would normally be sleeping in, but today he's...
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State board denies U-46's request for bilingual class size waiverJan 22, 2010 10:00 pm - Not buying the argument that costs surpassed funds received for bilingual education programs, the state board of education has denied Elgin Area School District U-46's r...
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Questions over insurance info in Kane County board raceJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - When Kane County Board District 25 Republican challenger Thomas "TR" Smith's broadcast his opponent's "cost to the county" at a recent Daily Herald editorial board meeti...
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Local superintendents react to 'Race' proposal with skepticism, questionsJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - This week's announcement that President Obama is requesting another $1.35 billion to expand the Race to the Top federal education competition might, on the surface, seem...
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Teen in Elgin teacher attack moved to adult prisonJan 19, 2010 10:00 pm - Angel Facio, the teen who brutally stabbed an Elgin High School teacher almost two years ago to the day, has been transferred to adult prison. An Illinois Department of...
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Obama to request $1.35 billion more for 'RaceJan 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Individual school districts could benefit