Articles filed under Elgin Area Unit District 46
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Fundraiser to help paralyzed Larkin gradApr 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Two years later, details of the hours leading up to his paralysis are still crystal clear for Dean Williams. The 2006 Larkin High School graduate was in Melbourne, Fla.,...
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U-46 will use drug-sniffing dogs in high schoolsApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Police dogs are part of a new drug prevention and deterrence program being rolled out in Elgin Area School District U-46 high schools. Under the plan, administrators at ...
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Larkin student charged in cafeteria fightApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - A Larkin High School junior has been charged in connection with a February lunchtime fight that occurred inside the school's cafeteria and injured a staff member. Giova...
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Pop musical theater focuses on counteracting teen violence at CHSApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - A free performance focusing on counteracting teen violence, bullying, negative self image and drug use will take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 6 at Central High School,...
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U-46 gets 70 new principals ... for a dayApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Kenyon Woods Middle School is familiar turf for Mike Kenyon. The South Elgin resident, farm owner and Kane County Board member previously owned the land where the distri...
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School reforms must be sustainableMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - The Obama administration continues to dangle federal education dollars to cash-strapped states, and by choosing two winners in the first round of its Race to the Top com...
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School cuts and the college boundMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - It's a tough time of year for high school seniors. In the next few weeks, they'll have to finally commit to a college for next fall, taking into account family finances,...
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Lawmakers closer to banning unfunded school mandatesMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - A new law that would limit the number of unfunded state education mandates on school districts' plates is close to passing, though not without significant changes. The ...
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Elgin High teacher starts blog about being pink-slippedMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Elgin High School art teacher Tom Bremer follows a number of educational blogs. He writes a classroom blog to supplement his cartooning, animation and photography classe...
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Growing chorus decries music cuts among suburban schoolsMar 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Recent studies resoundingly show that music education is one of the keys to higher test scores and engaged and well-rounded students. Among them, a 2007 Northwestern Uni...