Kerry Lester
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Mobiles still sore spot in Dist. U-46Jun 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 may spend more than $635,000 on a long-promised capital planning and facilities study. A June 10 proposal by Chicago-based architecture, ...
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Txtn gap can b a dangerous 1Jun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Whenever I need to get a hold of someone in my husband's large, perpetually-on-the-go family, I always go to the same source. Pat's 15-year-old brother Keegan always has...
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Tough times mean more hungry kids over the summerJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Hard economic times are stoking a surge in students taking advantage of federally funded summer food programs. "I can tell you that just from the phone calls we receive,...
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U-46 earns top quality management honorJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 earned a top honor this week, receiving quality management certification from the International Organization for Standardization. Accordi...
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U-46 considers offering dual-credit classes with ECCJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - College-level classes soon could be more accessible for driven Elgin Area School District U-46 students. Executive Director of Secondary Education Tom Donausky introduce...
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Defense seeks to quash evidence in Cary bomb caseJun 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Calling a defense motion "a sort of law school puzzle," a McHenry County judge decided Tuesday to continue the case of a former Cary resident accused of stowing a homema...
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U-46 board won't reconsider choral director's resignationJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Larkin High School music supporters Monday heard their fight to keep the school's choral director had reached its final act, after the Elgin Area School District U-46 bo...
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School isn't over for 4,000 U-46 summer studentsJun 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Forget those lazy days of summer. More than 4,000 Elgin Area School District U-46 students were back in school last week. About 3,200 students from kindergarten through ...
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U-46 teacher receives grant for his alternative fuel source projectJun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Worm poop and sugar beets might not be the most appetizing sources of alternative energy, but at Streamwood High School, they're proving effective. For the second time t...
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Stop summer learning loss with family activitiesJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Little league. Sports camps. The ice cream truck. All these things mean summertime for kids. So, unfortunately, does learning loss. Especially for low-income students. A...