Articles filed under Palatine Township District 15
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District 15 will tax us out of our homesAug 22, 2016 5:00 am - First, we get District 15 teachers a new 10-year contract shoved down our throats by Mr. Scott Thompson (aka Michael Madigan). Now he is seeking to approve borrowing $13...
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Palatine chamber seeks 'Young Entrepreneurs'Aug 21, 2016 11:00 pm - The Palatine Area Chamber of Commerce is inviting District 15's seventh- and eighth-graders to join its Young Entrepreneurs Academy. Applications to participate in YEA!...
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Palatine Dist. 15 seeks public input on 2016-17 goalsAug 18, 2016 1:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 is seeking residents' input on the board of education's goals for the 2016-17 academic year. Board members are expected to appro...
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School is back in session for Palatine studentsAug 17, 2016 1:00 am - Classes are back in session in Palatine Township Elementary District 15, where about nearly 13,000 students returned to school Wednesday morning for the first time since...
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Parents hear Dist. 15 plan for $130M referendum on 2 new schoolsAug 17, 2016 1:00 am - Parents on Wednesday night heard Palatine Township Elementary District 15's plan to ask district taxpayers in November to approve the sale of $130 million in bonds for t...
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Why suburban schools are starting so early this yearAug 15, 2016 5:30 am - While it's protected by law in neighboring Wisconsin, the once traditional practice of starting the school year in September is virtually extinct in suburban Chicago. In...
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District 15 wants to build 2 new schoolsAug 15, 2016 1:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 will ask voters in November to approve borrowing $130 million for the construction of two new schools, district officials announ...
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Reporter goes on the prowl for prongless poly-pocket foldersAug 14, 2016 7:31 am - Shopping for school supplies is a rite of passage for parents. Mothers kneel on the floors of stores, pawing through bins for the correct-colored notebooks. Fathers urge...
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Editorial: McSweeney bill would increase transparency in collective bargainingAug 13, 2016 2:00 pm - Two years ago, State Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton introduced legislation to require school boards and other local governments to give the public a minimum of two weeks to...
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District 15 superintendent warns to watch out for school childrenAug 13, 2016 1:00 am - Letter to the editor Nearly 150 big yellow school buses will emerge in our community on Wednesday! These iconic transports carry over 10,500 students daily, delivering ...