Articles filed under Education
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Barrington school honored with Blue Ribbon AwardOct 18, 2015 1:00 am - This year the Department of Education acknowledged something that Barrington residents have known for 160 years, that Hough Street Elementary is a special place. The sch...
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Women honored for keeping PTO running after theftOct 17, 2015 7:45 am - Three former Frederick School Parent Teacher Organization volunteers in Grayslake have been publicly lauded for not allowing a former treasurer's theft of money doom the...
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How teamwork makes Naperville's Meadow Glens School a Blue Ribbon winnerOct 16, 2015 6:00 am - Some of the youngest students at Meadow Glens Elementary in Naperville pile into a colorful classroom stocked with books and separated by small dividers into five distin...
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District 41 to take another look at combining gradesOct 16, 2015 5:37 am - Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41 will revisit a plan to place students in "multi-age" classrooms instead of conventional grades. Currently, fourth and fifth graders tak...
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Doubts emerging in St. Charles school closure debateOct 16, 2015 5:29 am - With two public forums in the books, doubts are emerging in the St. Charles school closure debate over a tax increase and plans that could move sixth-graders back to ele...
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Vote coming Tuesday to fire COD's BreuderOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - Embattled College of DuPage President Robert Breuder could be fired as early as Tuesday night. The college's board of trustees has called a special meeting for 6 p.m. T...
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More District 50 contract talksOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - More contract talks are scheduled between an employee union and negotiators for the Gurnee-based Woodland Elementary District 50 school board. District 50 representative...
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Agency: COD fails to meet all accreditation standardsOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - The College of DuPage could face sanctions, up to probation, after a regional agency found the school doesn't meet two core components required for accreditation. In a r...
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Elgin Academy alum creates basketball program to prepare youths for lifeOct 15, 2015 11:00 pm - Coaching kids in a summer basketball program brought back vivid memories of unfocused energy for Justin Anthony, and he developed a vision. The Elgin Academy alumnus sa...
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St. Charles school closures forum leaves some questions unansweredOct 15, 2015 6:00 am - In the first chance for public comment on looming school closures in St. Charles Unit District 303, a lot of time was spent dealing with the unknown. District officials ...