Madhu Krishnamurthy
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Fox Valley mayors look back on 2017Jan 01, 2018 3:00 am - It's become an annual New Year's tradition at the Daily Herald to ask our community's mayors and village presidents to share their thoughts on their towns' successes of ...
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Fox Valley mayors look ahead to 2018Jan 01, 2018 12:00 am - We asked Fox Valley area mayors and village presidents to take a look ahead, sharing their hopes for 2018. Here's what some of your town leaders had to say: Batavia May...
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Frigid temps usher in new year in the suburbsDec 31, 2017 12:00 am - Bitterly cold temperatures and wind chills will usher in the new year in the suburbs and continue throughout the week, the National Weather Service forecast shows. Tempe...
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How animal-assisted therapy helps students cope with anxietyDec 30, 2017 12:00 am - Editor's note: This is the latest in Suburban Education Lab, an occasional series focusing on innovative programs at suburban schools, colleges and universities tac...
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Schools can vie for $12 million for after-school programsDec 29, 2017 12:00 am - Suburban schools can apply for roughly $12 million in federal funds available for after-school programs. The Illinois State Board of Education put out a request for prop...
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Schools can apply for grants to upgrade to fiber optic networksDec 28, 2017 12:00 am - Illinois school districts can apply now for funds to expand broadband capabilities for the 2018-19 school year. The state board of education is seeking requests for pro...
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Elgin Community College Board appoints trustee to fill vacancyDec 28, 2017 12:00 am - The Elgin Community College Board recently appointed alum Ryan Weiss to fill the trustee seat vacated by Angela Holmes, who resigned Nov. 14. Candidates were interviewe...
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Cary-Grove students headed to national business competitionDec 27, 2017 12:00 am - Cary-Grove High School's entrepreneurship students will compete in the VEI Youth Business Summit and National Business Plan Competition this spring in New York. Seven s...
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Why suburban schools are embracing lessons in cursiveDec 20, 2017 4:30 am - Using a technique of looping and grouping letters favored by occupational therapists, third-graders in Rebecca Lunak's classroom at Liberty Elementary School in Bartlett...
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A program to gauge mental health in middle schoolsDec 18, 2017 4:34 am - YouTube This month the district rolled out a suicide prevention and depression awareness program, known as Signs of Suicide or SOS, for seventh- and eighth-graders. It's...