Larissa Chinwah
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Algonquin Olympian to meet fans, sign autographsAug 31, 2012 5:21 pm - After cheering him on from afar, fans of Evan Jager will have the chance to meet the Olympian when he returns to Algonquin for a homecoming next week. Jacobs High School...
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Huntley 158 teams with Michigan State to add second teacherAug 30, 2012 1:42 pm - With China continuing to flex its manufacturing muscles in the global economy, more high schools are adding or expanding course offerings in Mandarin Chinese. Huntley U...
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Suspect arrested after fleeing Bartlett crash with school busAug 30, 2012 10:12 am - One man is in custody after police say he fled the scene of a crash with an Elgin Area School District U-46 school bus, which overturned the bus and injured the driver T...
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Young immigrants share stories with Sen. DurbinAug 28, 2012 11:00 pm - Alejandro Molina Hoyos, 18, of Pingree Grove was unable to accept the Presidential Scholarship from the University of Illinois because he didn't have a Social Security n...
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Elgin teacher on hand as Quinn signs safety billAug 27, 2012 10:02 am - A school safety bill inspired by an Elgin High School teacher who was viciously attacked by one of her students in 2008 has been signed into law. Gov. Pat Quinn on Monda...
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Expert :U-46 bilinigual program a top example for other districtsAug 23, 2012 6:00 pm - A bilingual education expert told a federal judge Thursday that the bilingual program in Elgin Area School District U-46 was an exemplary program that provided high qual...
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Dist. 301 comes to terms on teacher contractAug 23, 2012 2:05 pm - The teachers union and board of education in Central Unit District 301 have reached an agreement on a two-year contract that reinstates pay raises for eligible teachers....
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U-46 mobiles were not in bad shape, expert testifiesAug 22, 2012 6:47 pm - The mobile classrooms used at schools across Elgin Area School District U-46 in the 2008-2009 school year were in average or good condition compared to those used at oth...
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More U-46 students get free breakfast before schoolAug 22, 2012 3:51 pm - Before cracking open their new notebooks or uncapping a new pen on the first day of school, thousands of students in Elgin Area School District U-46 sat down for the mos...
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Demographer: U-46 boundary changes were needed to stem overcrowding, account for new schoolsAug 21, 2012 6:52 pm - A demographer who analyzed student placement plans and enrollment projections in Elgin Area School District U-46 said the 2004-2005 boundary changes at the center of a f...