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Parents, teens: Wake up to the truth about 'dream schools'
Oct 13, 2019 6:00 AM - The colleges your kids attend matter far less than the majors they choose, and multiple studies have shown elite schools don't offer any extra payoff for most graduates. -
Faces of dyslexia: How a suburban carpenter, a hockey pro and The Fonz are working with it
Oct 12, 2019 5:16 PM - Dyslexia causes difficulty reading and recognizing words, a learning disorder experts say affects as much as 20% of the population to some degree. Here's how it has affected a well-known actor, a championship hockey player and an independent carpenter. -
Sprague School celebrates students' diversity
Oct 11, 2019 5:59 PM - Students at Lincolnshire's Sprague School learned about their classmates' heritages through art, games and other fun activities Friday as part of the school's second annual Family Cultural Day. -
District 56 celebrates Hispanic culture with community
Oct 10, 2019 9:32 PM - The four schools that make up Gurnee School District 56 hosted a Hispanic Heritage Celebration on Thursday night at Prairie Trail School in Wadsworth. -
Lawmakers call for probe of College Board data sales
Oct 10, 2019 3:38 PM - Nine Democratic lawmakers are calling on Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul to investigate the business practices of the College Board and sale of data it collects from students who take the SAT and PSAT. The action comes about a week before high school students throughout the state are due to take the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test, which among other things is used to determine eligibility for National Merit Scholarships. -
Elmhurst College enrollment shows higher retention rates
Oct 10, 2019 12:12 PM - Elmhurst College is experiencing strong enrollments again this year. The overall enrollment of roughly 3,500 students includes 1,263 new students, along with a higher retention rate of returning students than in previous years. -
Heritage Lake School unveils new Innovation Center
Oct 9, 2019 11:52 AM - Beginning in this school year, kindergarten through fifth-grade students at Heritage Lakes School are experiencing improved learning opportunities thanks to the school's former Library Learning Center being entirely renovated into a brand new Innovation Center. -
District 220 hires former state lawmaker's firm to help with referendum
Oct 9, 2019 4:55 PM - Barrington Area Unit District 220 will receive help from a former state lawmaker's consulting firm in an effort to spread the word about a referendum next year seeking voter approval to borrow $147 million for building projects. -
Retired teacher's art classes offer enrichment at Lombard senior residence
Oct 9, 2019 1:40 PM - Max Briggs, a resident of Beacon Hill retirement home in Lombard, taught high school art for 36 years. He's now back in the studio, teaching drawing and painting to other senior residents.
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Waubonsee knows an educated society benefits the community
Oct 8, 2019 8:39 AM - Part of the Waubonsee mission statement reads, "education is the cornerstone of a literate, democratic society…." We know that our entire community and region benefit when individual people experience the power and benefits of education.
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