Kerry Lester
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U-46 teachers to get 4.2 percent raisesDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - A new contract for Elgin Area School District U-46 teachers provides a slight increase in pay and takes a significant step forward in dealing with class sizes and case l...
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Civil rights leader to address Judson University graduatesDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - The first Judson University graduates will receive an inspiring send-off Saturday, when Judson alumnus and civil rights advocate the Rev. Dr. T. DeWitt Smith Jr. deliver...
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U-46, teachers reach tentative dealDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 and the Elgin Teachers Association reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement Tuesday evening after months of negotiations. "Spe...
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U-46, union reach dealDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 and the Elgin Teachers Association reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement Tuesday evening after months of negotiations. "Spe...
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Non-union ECC faculty to get raisesDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Starting in January, Elgin Community College faculty members not part of the college's teacher's union could receive pay increases. For the first time, these raises woul...
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U-46 study looks for classroom equityDec 10, 2007 10:00 pm - An Elgin Area School District U-46 capital planning study aims to provide a solution for a long-standing thorn in the district's side: mobile classrooms. The study, to f...
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Chicago Archdiocese on a recruitment missionDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Over the past seven years, the Chicago Archdiocese suffered a dire drop in recruitment for the priesthood. Sex scandals rocking the church nationally fed the local decli...
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Will U-46 dual language program keep up?Dec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - After years of pleading with the Elgin Area U-46 school board for middle school dual-language opportunities, a group of Channing Elementary parents are in panic mode. "W...
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U-46 teachers union won't strike this weekend, officials sayDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Another marathon bargaining session Thursday, this time with a federal mediator, failed to produce a contract for Elgin Area School District U-46 teachers. Union officia...
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Former U-46 English teacher diesDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Teaching wasn't just a 40-hour a week job for Laurie Ann Woodward. "Teaching was her life," said Larsen Middle School colleague Kathy Bennecke. Woodward of Elgin died Th...