Articles filed under Elgin Area Unit District 46
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U-46 not shy about fighting state education cutsMar 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 is using its school marquees to make an 11th-hour appeal to Gov. Pat Quinn. With Quinn expected to announce a $1.4 billion decrease in ed...
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Letting parents save school programsMar 08, 2010 10:00 pm - School boards are taking it on the chin these days, with meeting after meeting in which irate parents and sincere students beg that their favorite academic or extracurri...
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Fighting back against the tide of school budget cutsMar 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Second of two parts Brad Hawk has a bird's-eye view of what he calls "a perfect financial storm." The former superintendent of Central Unit District 301 in western Kane ...
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U-46 school newsMar 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Here is what's in the news for the week of March 8-12 at Elgin Area Unit District 46 schools. For details, visit u-46.org. Seniors ages 62 and older living in the distri...
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U-46 teachers union elects new leadersMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - The 2,500-member Elgin Teachers' Association voted in new leadership this week. Kathryn Castle, a former Elgin High School teacher and current full-time teacher mentor a...
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Slashed state budget could mean up to $29 mil. more in cuts for U-46Mar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 has estimated that it could be forced to cut an additional $19 million to $29 million next year if the state slashes education funding. T...
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Larkin gets grant to help students cope with schoolmate's slayingMar 01, 2010 10:00 pm - John W. Keyes III's tragic death last November sent shock waves through Elgin, even reaching the offices of local legislators. Congressman Bill Foster announced Monday t...
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Saturday SoapboxFeb 26, 2010 10:00 pm - Signs of life: Stories this week about new developers signing on to take over defunct housing developments at key locations in the center of Arlington Heights and Hanov...
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U-46 union, superintendent detail concerns in budget cut planFeb 26, 2010 10:00 pm - There's been one big elephant in the room during recent Elgin Area School District U-46 budget forums and school board meetings: the teachers union. As part of at least ...
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Spring Trail publishes inaugural edition of 'Paw Print' newspaperFeb 25, 2010 10:00 pm - Students at Spring Trail Elementary in Carol Stream made the news this week, literally. Fourth- through sixth-grade students, with the help of Bartlett High School senio...