Articles filed under Mount Prospect District 57
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Dist. 57 fires bus driver, transportation directorMar 18, 2010 11:00 pm - The Mount Prospect Elementary District 57 school board fired bus driver Betty Burden along with her boss, Transportation Coordinator Vince Ramirez, who allowed Burden to...
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Dist. 57 suspends transportation directorMar 16, 2010 11:00 pm - School board surprised by second report of driver drinking
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Dist. 57 parents call for firing of transportation directorMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - New details emerged Monday about a Mount Prospect bus driver who was arrested on charges of drunken driving after dropping off 50 students last week. Not only did a co-w...
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Student safety must be first priorityMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Some things are matters of common sense. If there were a bomb threat to a crowded building, you would get the people out. You wouldn't wait to find out whether the bomb ...
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Schools fear budget cuts will hamper improvementFeb 24, 2010 10:00 pm - With fewer suburban schools meeting rising benchmarks on standardized tests, fewer schools, in turn, are netting academic improvement awards. The State Board of Educatio...
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Dist. 57 principal strong supporter of school-based day careDec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Robert Ferguson spent nearly 30 years in Mount Prospect schools as a teacher and administrator. But it is what he established before and after school that remains his le...
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Mt. Prospect school hosts 'Volley for the Cure'Nov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - In support of National Breast Cancer Awareness month, St. Raymond School in Mount Prospect hosted its second annual "Volley for the Cure" tournament and fundraiser. Orga...
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Mt. Prospect celebrates Walk to School DayOct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Parents, teachers and community leaders joined students at Lions Park Elementary in Mount Prospect Wednesday observed International Walk to School Day. The Mount Prospec...
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To watch or not to watch? Schools give options for Obama speechSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - When President Barack Obama speaks directly to schoolchildren at 11 a.m. next Tuesday, some children will choose to skip it - and that's OK with several Northwest suburb...
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Special ed cooperative still innovative after 40 yearsAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Veteran teacher Marion Timmons, starting her 30th year working with special needs students at Kirk School in Palatine, wasted no time getting going. After getting accli...