Kerry Lester
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Some U-46 administrators getting raises, after allOct 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Remember the big fuss over this summer's announcement that all nonunion Elgin Area School District U-46 employees, including administrators, would be foregoing raises du...
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U-46 projects $53.5 million deficitOct 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 is in its deepest hole in recent memory. Chief Financial and Operations Officer Ronald Ally told the school board Monday that he projects...
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Beloved Bartlett pastor loses battle with cancerOct 03, 2009 11:00 pm - A beloved pastor who served and was in turn served by his church throughout a difficult battle with cancer has died. The Rev. Timothy Andrus, pastor of Village Church of...
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Are school districts really going for transparency?Oct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The aim is increased transparency. But for taxpayers in a number of suburban school districts, the effect is anything but. A new state law, passed in August and effectiv...
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Parents, school officials work for class size solution at Elgin schoolOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Stories about parents and school officials who are at odds regularly make the news. Word about compromises between the two sectors is slightly more novel. After parents ...
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Report shows state lags in closing achievement gapSep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - While most states are making gains in closing the achievement gap between various socioeconomic student groups, Illinois is lagging behind, a report released Thursday sa...
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Coop gets surprise from Packers' DriverSep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Winfred "Coop" Cooper got a hand-delivered surprise Tuesday during football practice at Elgin High School. The autistic senior, who gained fame recently for his Sept. 12...
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St. Thomas More student places high in Illinois History FairSep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - A way to a politician's heart might just be through a history project. Megan Heinz, as an eighth-grader at St. Thomas More Elementary School in Elgin, was a top finisher...
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U-46 schools fail to pass state standardsSep 28, 2009 11:00 pm - One is a very lonely number. Following word that 23 of 40 Elgin Area School District U-46 elementary schools failed to meet state standards in reading and math this year...
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Gifford Street students stand up to school board over water issuesSep 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Gifford Street High School students are getting used to feeling stepped on. And getting used to speaking up about it. Several of the alternative school's student council...