Articles filed under Elgin Area Unit District 46
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How students connecting with trusted adults on campus is raising high school graduation ratesNov 13, 2023 4:00 am - A 13-year high in the state's high school graduation rate is being attributed to a number of factors, but one common element among some suburban schools experiencing suc...
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Five U-46 high school seniors named National Merit semifinalistsNov 09, 2023 10:00 pm - Elgin High School's Samantha Havener and Bartlett High School's Raiyan Hasan, Bailey Jones, Macy Medendorp and Arav Patel are among about 16,000 semifinalists nationwide...
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Documentary on 'Teaching the Holocaust' by South Elgin High students wins film fest prizeNov 09, 2023 10:00 pm - A documentary filmed and edited by students from the Beacon Magnet Academy of Media and Digital Arts at South Elgin High School, called "Teaching the Holocaust: Beyond F...
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U-46 enrollment continues to drop; funding for school renovations gets underwayOct 31, 2023 5:00 am - The number of students enrolled in Elgin Area School District U-46 continues to plummet, according to the latest data shared with school board members. At the same time,...
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District 64 joins growing lawsuit against social media companiesOct 20, 2023 1:00 am - Another suburban school district has joined a growing class-action lawsuit alleging Facebook and other social media companies have harmed students and cost them money. ...
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U-46 8th-graders 'Explore' their futures at career expoOct 09, 2023 11:00 pm - The quiz questions were coming fast, such as what industry employs actuaries, when the first bank was founded, and what's the purpose of online banking. Surrounded by c...
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'They can't get people to work here': U-46 drivers call for better pay to attract more workersOct 08, 2023 11:00 pm - Days that start at 5:15 a.m. and end at 4:45 p.m. Workplace temperatures that hit 120 degrees in the summer. The possibility of being kicked, punched or slapped. Confron...
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U-46 approves plans to move to full middle schools by 2026-27 school yearSep 29, 2023 1:00 am - Students in this year's third-grade class will be the first sixth-graders to attend a middle school in Elgin Area School District U-46. Board members this week approved ...
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Elgin U-46 joins lawsuit targeting social media companies for harming youthSep 12, 2023 1:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 is joining a national lawsuit charging social media companies have harmed students. More than 300 school districts across 11 states have ...
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Two South Elgin High students killed in morning crash with dump truckAug 31, 2023 1:00 am - Two South Elgin High School students were killed and two others injured when the car they were in collided with a dump truck earlier Thursday on Route 25 in Bartlett. Ba...