Kerry Lester
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Credit union drives in the supplies for U-46 schoolJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Those on both the giving and receiving ends are stocking up on school supplies this week Elgin Area School District U-46. For the fifth straight year, Elgin's Corporate ...
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Many U-46 summer grads finishing earlyJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - When Teghan Ivy, a Streamwood High School junior, learned she was pregnant last March, she didn't panic. She got organized. Already ahead with course credits, Ivy began ...
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Beyond stencils, pencils: U-46 school supply fair helps needy familiesJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Call it a leg up, not a hand out. Elgin Area School District U-46 will host a back-to-school fair Saturday for needy students at schools which operate on a continuous le...
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Elgin Hispanic outreach program loses fundingJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Elgin's first Hispanic outreach agency is in jeopardy of closing its doors, after its sole donor backed out last month. The United Way of Elgin, which since 1972 has bee...
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Fire code violations bring curtain down on Elgin Art ShowcaseJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Elgin officials are optimistic that the show will soon go on at the Elgin Art Showcase. The venue, for which the city leases the eighth floor in the Professional Buildin...
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U-46 study finds shortcomings in middle school instructionJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Large class sizes, inconsistent structure and a lack of technology have left Elgin Area School District U-46 middle school students behind their peers, an internal study...
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No kitchen for Gifford studentsJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Gifford Street Alternative High School won't be getting a kitchen anytime soon. Complications at the 100-year-old downtown Elgin building, including weight restrictions ...
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Four years later with no end in sightJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - This Fourth of July holiday marks another sort of fourth for Elgin Area School District U-46 - the fourth anniversary of the beginning of a costly battle for equal educa...
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Judge cuts deposition limit in U-46 bias caseJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The two sides in the lawsuit accusing Elgin Area School District U-46 of discrimination now may take no more than 35 depositions each, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. Th...
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ECC offers early start to freshmen who need helpJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Aiming to give incoming students a better chance at success, Elgin Community College's Alliance for College Readiness will launch a pilot summer bridge program July 15. ...