Articles filed under Education
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District 116 donates furniture to impoverished Jamaican schoolsJan 10, 2017 12:00 am - Round Lake Area Unit District 116's unwanted furniture will benefit schools in an impoverished area of Jamaica. Two truckloads of what District 116 officials deemed as ...
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Lead in our schools' water: Our report that preceded legislationJan 10, 2017 12:00 am - Our continuing series on suburban water quality contributed to real legislation. A bill that requires testing of drinking water in all Illinois schools for lead contami...
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Bill to test school water for lead goes to RaunerJan 10, 2017 12:00 am - A bill that requires testing of drinking water in all Illinois schools for lead contamination was approved unanimously today by the Illinois Senate. The bill is expected...
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River Trails principal wants kids to bring 'A' gameJan 09, 2017 5:00 am - Keir Rogers has been principal at River Trails Middle School in Mount Prospect for nine years. He arrived at the school after teaching English in the Chicago Public Scho...
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Batavia principal brings new ideas to the classroomJan 09, 2017 5:00 am - Jeff Modaff, principal of Grace McWayne Elementary in Batavia, has a little-known talent: He is also a disc jockey. Based on PARCC scores, his school is outperforming mo...
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Stanton Middle School principal definitely unconventionalJan 09, 2017 5:00 am - Jeff Sefcik admits he isn't your prototypical middle school principal. Sefcik, 49, never wears a suit, and his shoes have definitely seen better days. "I'm not comfort...
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Wauconda Grade School principal aims for student successJan 09, 2017 5:00 am - Debbie Monroe has seen education from many different viewpoints since her career began in 1977. During that time, she's worked as a teacher, social worker and assistant...
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Bloomingdale school principal goes above and beyondJan 09, 2017 5:00 am - Need to know: Patrick Dawson is in his first year as principal of Stratford Middle School in Bloomingdale. Before that, he was the school's assistant principal. Q. What ...
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Illinois bill would require testing school water for leadJan 09, 2017 12:00 am - Every school in Illinois would have to test drinking water for lead contamination by the end of 2018 under a bill being considered by Illinois legislators. The law would...
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Lincolnshire students learn from giant map of AfricaJan 09, 2017 12:00 am - Fourth-graders leapt like lemurs, walked like an Egyptian, and swung their trunks like elephants while they played a game on the world's largest map of Africa at Half Da...