Kerry Lester
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Judson gets gold LEED rating for energy efficiencyFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - It's a simple equation - green saves green. It can also earn gold. Judson University in Elgin Wednesday received a gold LEED rating for the Harm A. Weber Academic Center...
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U-46 to hand out nearly 500 pink slips in coming weeksFeb 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Nearly 500 Elgin Area School District U-46 employees will receive termination notices in the coming weeks. School board members Monday night approved 471 pink slips for ...
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1,000 turn out to Elgin home ownership seminarFeb 21, 2009 10:00 pm - You would've thought Billy Joel came to play Elgin's Hemmens Cultural Center Saturday morning. However, the more than 1,000 people that packed the house weren't there to...
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More Illinois teachers striving for top certification that paysFeb 21, 2009 10:00 pm - By all accounts, John Madsen is a successful educator. The Bartlett High School language arts teacher, tenured and with nine years of service under his belt, received a ...
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Dance squads bring it to JacobsFeb 20, 2009 10:00 pm - When Jacobs High School Principal Michael Bregy said he felt like he was in the movie "Bring it On" Saturday, he wasn't too far off. Nearly 60 high school open pom, kick...
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U-46 superintendent Torres clarifies $17 million in cutsFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - In response to droves of questions over last Friday's announcement that Elgin Area School District U-46 would be reducing $17 million in expenditures for the 2009-10 sch...
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Trivia night takes edge off testing fears at Harriet GiffordFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Test-takers, come on down. For the second year in a row, Harriet Gifford Elementary school in Elgin will host "Are You Smarter Than an ISAT Student?" a spinoff of Fox TV...
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District 301 model for savings in superintendent searchFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - In these uncertain economic times, cutbacks in school districts' budgets are more the rule than the exception. Field trips. Classroom temperatures. Administrative salari...
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Discovery deadlines pushed back in U-46 suitFeb 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Disputes over experts in the lawsuit accusing Elgin Area School District U-46 of racial bias have resulted in more delays of the already drawn-out discovery process. Mag...
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Rapid changes are just the first step in an overhaul of U-46Feb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Few would disagree that Jose Torres inherited a mess when he was named superintendent of Illinois' second-largest school district. Yet Torres' almost unbridled approach ...