Larissa Chinwah
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New administrator hired in Cary Dist. 26Jun 28, 2011 12:00 am - In keeping with its goal of boosting literacy levels in its schools, the Cary Elementary District 26 school board approved the hiring of a new director of curriculum and...
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Sleepy Hollow Elementary has new principalJun 28, 2011 12:00 am - Community Unit District 300 has added another name to its roster of new principals with the selection of Jason Lentz for post at Sleepy Hollow Elementary School. Lentz,...
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Lt. Gov. Simon vows to fight for MCCJun 27, 2011 12:00 am - Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon joked that she couldn't solve the financial challenges of McHenry County College during a visit Monday, but the education point person for Gov. Pat...
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Dist. 26, teachers union still at oddsJun 27, 2011 12:00 am - For the past eight months, the negotiating teams for Cary Elementary District 26 and its teachers union have been unable to agree on a new contract. Now, both sides dis...
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A potentially explosive situation, defusedJun 24, 2011 12:00 am - By Larissa Chinwah lchinwah@dailyherald.com McHenry County Board member Randy Donley found a one foot-long aluminum pipe with a hole in one end and a cap on the other si...
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District 47 recalls some paraprofessionalsJun 22, 2011 1:00 am - More than half of the educational support personnel who were laid off last month in Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 will return to the classroom this fall. The schoo...
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McHenry board OKs new redistricting mapJun 22, 2011 12:00 am - A McHenry County redistricting map that narrowly passed through committee had an easier time in gaining approval from the county board. County board members voted 18-4 i...
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Cost of lunch to go up in District 158Jun 20, 2011 12:00 am - The price of a school lunch in Huntley Area District 158 will increase modestly in the fall to meet a federal mandate on the cost of a paid lunch. The school board voted...
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Huntley High School graduation moving to Sears CentreJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - Huntley High School will join a slew of local high schools in hosting graduation at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, beginning with the 2012 ceremony. The Hunt...
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D158 curriculum director retiringJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - After almost four decades in education, Mary Olson, the curriculum director in Huntley Area District 158, will retire at the end of the month. Olson, who headed up inno...