Articles filed under Community Colleges
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D. 211: New math test adds up to college readinessJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 is likely to start giving a new standardized math test to some juniors that could better prepare them for college classes. S...
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Investigation clears COD faculty associationJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - An internal investigation has determined the College of DuPage faculty association did not misuse college resources by listing its campus office as the address for its p...
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Batavia woman producing Midwest baseball documentaryJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - My first contact with Barb Mabbs came in an e-mail. I had written a column about problems with wheelchair accessibility in the city of Chicago. She wrote that the city o...
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Suburban schools praise Obama's community college planJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Leaders of suburban community colleges expressed delight Tuesday with President Barack Obama's proposal to invest $12 billion in such schools around the country, a plan ...
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Harper College writing teacher's debut novel a hitJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - He's lived in Mount Prospect for years, but there's something about his home state of West Virginia that sticks with Glenn Taylor. The state is featured prominently in T...
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New classes seek to bring women into world of weldingJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Arlington Heights resident Pamela Olin began welding 16 years ago when she was seven months pregnant with her second child. "I had ideas that I thought best expressed in...
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Time taking its toll on dated 'Coupla White Chicks'Jul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - It's generally acknowledged that it's OK to switch your brain off when it comes to summer entertainment. This is the time for Hollywood to stuff cineplexes with bloated ...
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State superintendent urges districts to prepare for budget cutsJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - In his weekly newsletter, State Superintendent of Education Chris Koch Tuesday urged teachers and administrators to reach out to their local lawmakers to decry cuts to s...
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Ousted COD president invited back for recognitionJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Former College of DuPage President Sunil Chand is returning to the campus. COD trustees next month are feting the former campus leader, who was ousted in May 2008. "He ...
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County's long view is shortsightedJul 04, 2009 11:00 pm - The McHenry County 2030 Comprehensive Plan, as it now stands, is focused on accommodating and even encouraging rapid urbanization. Though the plan's vision statements fo...