Susan Sarkauskas
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'This is a good deal': Geneva teachers ratify contract; school will resume TuesdayDec 10, 2018 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story was changed to correct a detail about the tentative five-year contract. It reads: He said the contract "was truly a compromise." The five-y...
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Early contenders file in several Kane County school board racesDec 10, 2018 12:00 am - Jeanette Ward's hometown has been corrected in this story. Kane County will have several contentious school board races this spring. Leading the field of candidates...
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Geneva students will return to class Tuesday, but no official word on make-upsDec 10, 2018 12:00 am - The normal school schedule resumes Tuesday in Geneva, now that a teachers strike is over. That includes extracurricular activities, according to a news release from the ...
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Geneva teacher contract talks back on todayDec 08, 2018 12:00 am - As Geneva teachers and the school board prepare to resume negotiations Sunday, a text a guidance counselor sent to students Saturday afternoon outraged some parents. The...
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The new sheriffs in town: Hain, Idleburg, Mendrick discuss first days on the jobDec 07, 2018 4:30 am - It wasn't just the political landscape in the suburbs that shifted dramatically last month when ballots were counted after the Nov. 6 election. Voters in DuPage, Kane an...
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Geneva school strike enters fourth day after talks end with 'progress'Dec 06, 2018 12:00 am - Progress was made Thursday night in negotiations between Geneva teachers and the school board, according to the union spokesman, but teachers will continue their strike ...
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Geneva teachers union says talks will resume ThursdayDec 05, 2018 12:00 am - Negotiations between striking Geneva schoolteachers and the Geneva school board will resume Thursday, according to union officials. The announcement by Geneva Education ...
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'This is our last resort': Geneva teachers' strike will continue WednesdayDec 04, 2018 12:00 am - Nearly 6,000 students will be out of classes again Wednesday as striking teachers in Geneva District 304 continue walking picket lines after last-ditch contract negotiat...
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Geneva schools closed today: Teachers go on strikeDec 03, 2018 12:00 am - Geneva teachers are on strike this morning, leaving nearly 6,000 students out of classrooms. Schools are closed today after teachers called a strike when contract negoti...
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Geneva teachers to strike Tuesday if a deal isn't made Sunday or MondayDec 01, 2018 12:00 am - Geneva schoolteachers will go on strike Tuesday, unless a tentative agreement for a new contract is reached Sunday or Monday. The Geneva Education Association announced ...