Kerry Lester
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U-46 syncing up social studies classesMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - In a matter of months, high-school students in Elgin Area School District U-46's social studies classes will all be on the same page. In an effort to improve and intensi...
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All U-46 trailers will be testedMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - All 64 mobile units in Elgin Area School District U-46 will be now tested for formaldehyde, officials said Thursday. The price tag? Between $60,000 and $80,000. "I'm imp...
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Making schools greener likely to keep kids more healthy, tooMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - From all-natural cleaning products to organic foods and fuel-efficient cars, making healthy choices seems to permeate every aspect of our daily lives. Even at school. Mo...
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ECC receives $1.98 million grant for health programMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Elgin Community College has cashed in with its biggest federal grant in years. The U.S. Department of Labor grant of $1.98 million is the largest the school has received...
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U-46 puts trailers to the testMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Mobile classrooms are now being tested for safety concerns, the Elgin Area School District U-46 school board revealed Monday. The decision came after a Bartlett mother a...
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Cary house fire caused by school projectMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - A fire caused by a school project gone awry Monday left a Cary home uninhabitable with an estimated $75,000 in damage. Firefighters were called to a fire at 1016 South F...
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U-46 finalizes transportation employees pactMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Transportation employees in Elgin Area School District U-46 officially have a new deal. The school board Monday night unanimously approved the contract reached March 4 a...
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More pink slips headed for U-46 employeesMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Nearly 330 Elgin Area School District U-46 employees will have received termination notices by the end of this week. School board members Monday night approved the secon...
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Everyone's Irish for a day in East DundeeMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - 'Twas a grand day to be Irish in East Dundee Saturday, as residents lined River Street for a frigid but festive St. Patrick's Day parade. Sponsored by Rosie O'Hare's Pu...
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Dash for egg stashMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Kids got the chance to hippity-hop to a sugar high at two Fox Valley Easter egg hunts Saturday. Because of cold weather concerns, the Dundee Township Park District moved...