Articles filed under Education
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Flexible seating, pillows, bean bags: Schools seeing if flexible spaces help students do betterOct 27, 2018 1:00 am - Katie Burns has quite the mellow vibe going in her seventh-grade social studies classroom at Carl Sandburg Junior High School in Rolling Meadows. Dim lighting sets the r...
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Aurora elementary principal accused of failing to report potential abuseOct 27, 2018 1:00 am - An elementary-school principal in East Aurora Unit District 131 has been placed on leave while authorities investigate a misdemeanor charge filed against him of failing ...
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Harvard educators preach religious literacy at Prospect High SchoolOct 26, 2018 1:00 am - A team of Harvard educators wrapped up a two-day conference Friday at Prospect High School. The topic? Expanding religious literacy programming to high school educators....
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Shrek coming to Stevenson HighOct 26, 2018 1:00 am - Lincolnshire's Stevenson High School will present "Shrek the Musical" Nov. 16 to 18. Performances are at 7 p.m. the first two days and at 2 p.m. for the finale. Tickets ...
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Mundelein High STEAM nightOct 25, 2018 1:00 am - Mundelein High School's science department will host an evening of activities related to STEAM (science, technology, engineering, the arts and math), Monday, Oct. 29, fr...
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District 54 joins effort to break reading recordOct 24, 2018 1:00 am - On Thursday, Oct. 25, Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 will again join Jumpstart's Read for the Record, a national campaign to break the world record for large...
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Dist. 121 board to hold hearing on borrowing $23 millionOct 22, 2018 1:00 am - Warren Township High School District 121 will host a public hearing Tuesday night about the board's plan to borrow $23 million to pay for projects around the school dist...
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How small business owners can save big on collegeOct 22, 2018 1:00 am - Small business owners with college-bound children can save thousands of dollars a year if they plan ahead and adopt a few simple strategies. While it's best to plan when...
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District 54 offering parent workshop on positive discipline Nov. 14Oct 22, 2018 1:00 am - The District 54 Parent Educators will host a Positive Discipline workshop from 4:40 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the Community Resource Center in the Hoffman Estates...
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Waubonsee grad loves every day challenges of teachingOct 21, 2018 11:00 pm - According to news reports, school districts across Illinois are facing a teacher shortage. The situation is so significant that earlier this year the governor signed leg...