Articles filed under Education
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Can technology make large classes at suburban schools better?Nov 30, 2015 4:35 am - The average suburban classroom is awash in technology. Chromebooks, iPads and smartphones, Google Docs, class websites, video lectures - things invented today will be in...
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Parent group opposes compromise in Dist. 211 transgender caseNov 30, 2015 12:00 am - A newly formed parents group is opposing any compromise between Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 and the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights re...
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Kaneland teachers insist starting teachers need 6 percent raisesNov 30, 2015 12:00 am - Kaneland school board President Teresa Graue Witt said Tuesday that she agrees with Kaneland teachers that the district should offer "competitive" wages. But to get ther...
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Dance concert at Stevenson High this weekendNov 30, 2015 12:00 am - Lincolnshire's Stevenson High School will present a dance concert in the performing arts center this weekend. Performances begin at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p...
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CLC Foundation scholarships top $900,000Nov 30, 2015 12:00 am - College of Lake County Foundation awarded more than $900,000 in scholarships to 509 students in the last year, according to Executive Director Karen L. Schmidt. The foun...
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How you can become a certified naturalistNov 29, 2015 10:00 pm - "Who knew?" If I had a nickel for every time I heard this in my job as a naturalist, I'd be as rich as a king. I hear it most often in the Kane County Certified Naturali...
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Sessions for incoming Warren High freshmenNov 29, 2015 12:00 am - Parents and current eighth-grade students who will attend Warren Township High School next year are invited to attend the academic course selection nights starting at 5 ...
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District 103 officials to discuss plan to start classes laterNov 27, 2015 12:00 am - Lincolnshire-Prairie View Elementary District 103 officials on Tuesday will discuss a plan to start classes at all three campuses after 8:30 a.m. each day. The still-dev...
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Textbook fee increaseNov 27, 2015 12:00 am - Some student textbook fees for the 2016-17 school year in Libertyville Elementary District 70 will increase slightly for first through fifth grade to include the cost of...
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Free community college plan in Chicago costs $3 millionNov 27, 2015 12:00 am - An economic engine. A jump-start for lower-income students. A partnership with businesses to groom a workforce. The idea of free community college has been touted as all...