Articles filed under Teachers
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New Barrington District 220 kindergarten plan doesn't make half-days transferOct 22, 2014 5:30 am - District 220 adjusts tuition-based, full-day kindergarten plan
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Waukegan Dist. 60 classes canceled again because of strikeOct 19, 2014 1:01 am - Classes are canceled again Monday because of the ongoing strike in Waukegan Unit District 60, which has seen some 1,200 teachers hit the picket lines for more than two w...
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Roslyn Road dedicates new Outdoor Learning CenterOct 07, 2014 5:30 am - The new Outdoor Learning Center at Roslyn Road Elementary School was dedicated at a ceremony Monday night with the snip of a pair of oversized scissors handled by Princi...
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Salary increase a sticking point in Dist. 75 teacher's contract talksOct 05, 2014 1:01 am - The Mundelein Elementary District 75 School Board says one sticking point in the contract negotiations with the district's teachers is the amount of a salary increase te...
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Wheeling teacher plays key role in bilingual educationSep 08, 2014 6:00 am - Children born to non-English speaking parents living in America have the added challenge of mastering a new language in addition to everything else they need to learn in...
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Elgin science teacher uses nature to engage studentsAug 12, 2014 11:01 am - Growing up in a small community in Northern Michigan, Deb Perryman always wanted to teach in a school with a lot of diversity. "That was one of the things that first dre...
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Teachers bring teamwork to Palatine classroomJun 09, 2014 1:00 am - Natalie Saia and Tony Leva showed their students a picture. Next to a girl dressed all in pink stood a boy, head down, dressed all in black. “Those who are the hardest t...
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Rosary teacher Falguni Soni has a passion for scienceMay 12, 2014 1:01 am - Falguni Soni, science department chairman at Rosary High School in Aurora, is passionate about science, and education, and science education. Especially for girls. Soni,...
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New contract gives Dist. 207 teachers merit payMay 06, 2014 1:01 am - Maine Township High School District 207 teachers who earn "excellent" ratings on annual evaluations will be eligible for $1,250 merit stipends, under terms of a five-yea...
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One teacher who made a big differenceMay 04, 2014 11:00 pm - Mrs. Irwin is one hundred and two! She was my language arts teacher at Lincoln Junior High almost 40 years ago. She was not my favorite teacher. She was old even then - ...