Larissa Chinwah
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State keyboard push could cut into cursive writingAug 21, 2011 12:00 am - Editor's note: To clarify this story published Aug. 21, state board of education officials said Illinois has never required cursive as part of the elementary curricu...
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U-46 parent on bus routes: ‘It is stupidity’Aug 19, 2011 12:00 am - The new transportation routes for high school students in Elgin Area School District U-46 drew more than 100 parents to a special meeting Thursday, where many vociferous...
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New programs, equipment welcome Dist. 300, U-46 studentsAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - Students across Kane and McHenry counties can expect to find more than just new books when they return to school over the next few weeks. District leaders say students w...
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Judson University president plans retirementAug 17, 2011 1:00 am - Judson University President Jerry Cain will retire at the end of the 2012 academic year. The 65-year-old Cain made the announcement at Wednesday’s annual university empl...
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Cary school board imposes ‘last-best’ offer for teachersAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Teachers in Cary Elementary District 26 will begin the 2011-2012 school year under the terms of the final contract offer from the school board. After six months, 17 meet...
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U-46 predicts budget surplus, with conditionsAug 15, 2011 12:00 am - Despite late payments, reduced revenues from the state and other variables, Elgin Area School District U-46 leaders anticipate a budget with a surplus of $11 million for...
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New school year starts in District 300Aug 15, 2011 12:00 am - More than 20,000 students headed back to school Monday for the first day of classes in Community Unit District 300. It is the beginning of a new era under the guidance ...
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District 300 staff pumped for new yearAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - There was little sign of the tension that had embodied Community Unit District 300 in the past year, as thousands of teachers, support staff and administrators on Friday...
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Grafton Township wins court fight over attorneyAug 11, 2011 11:00 pm - n Illinois appellate court has reversed a lower court's ruling that forced Grafton Township trustees to hire an attorney whose nomination the board rejected. Earlier thi...
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U-46 offers SAFE place for kids to hang outAug 11, 2011 12:00 am - For parents and guardians of elementary school students in Elgin Area District U-46, there's a program offering an alternative to expensive child care or leaving childre...