Kerry Lester
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U-46 plans to increase lunch prices by 20 centsApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 plans to increase lunch prices by at least 20 cents for the upcoming school year. A number of factors, including a recent surge in fuel ...
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New program will yield ECC degree in 14 monthsApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Driven students will soon have the chance to get into the fast lane at Elgin Community College. The college next month will launch two new degree options allowing studen...
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Choir director, secretary are U-46 standoutsApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - A choir director and school secretary have been named Elgin Area School District U-46 employees of the year. Gay Rupert, Bartlett High School's choir director, was named...
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Will grant influence cutting into history class?Apr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - "History is the only laboratory we have in which to test the consequences of thought," French philosopher Etienne Gilson said. Gilson did not have Elgin Area School Dist...
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Teen could be rehabilitated, expert testifiesApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - A 16-year-old accused of stabbing his Elgin High School teacher could be rehabilitated through the juvenile system, a Cook County judge heard Wednesday. No prior crimina...
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U-46 wins nearly $1 million grantApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 has about a million good reasons to think about history these days. The district has received a $985,448 Teaching American History grant ...
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U-46 lawyers blasted for billApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - A nine-page document recently filed by two teams of lawyers for Elgin Area School District U-46 shows why costs in the four-year-old racial discrimination lawsuit contin...
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Youth academy cadets learn vanishing art of letter writingApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Letter writing is often said to be a lost art. In the Fox Valley, a group of young leaders aims to bring the practice back. Eighth grade Youth Leadership Academy cadets ...
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S. Elgin High hires assistant principalApr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - A South Elgin elementary school principal has been named assistant principal at South Elgin High School, Elgin Area School District U-46 officials said Wednesday. Jon Tu...
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Are school trailers safe? You won't know in IllinoisApr 01, 2008 11:00 pm - With many suburban schools at capacity, thousands of students each year are corralled into mobile homes serving as classrooms. In February, the federal Centers for Disea...