Articles filed under Education
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Editorial: We're intrigued by Ives' unit district proposalDec 18, 2017 10:00 pm - State Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton is not the first candidate for governor to advocate consolidation of Illinois' record number of local governments. Her opponent in the ...
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A program to gauge mental health in middle schoolsDec 18, 2017 4:34 am - YouTube This month the district rolled out a suicide prevention and depression awareness program, known as Signs of Suicide or SOS, for seventh- and eighth-graders. It's...
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Elves make successful landings at Libertyville schoolDec 18, 2017 12:00 am - First-graders at Copeland Manor School watched breathlessly as elves in handmade parachutes were dropped from a lift high in the gym Monday during the Elf Drop. Almost 6...
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District 95 board to finalize bond issue planDec 18, 2017 12:00 am - The Lake Zurich Unit District 95 school board will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday to finalize discussions and vote on whether to put a bond referendum on the March 20 primary e...
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Harper refinancing expected to save taxpayers $19.6 millionDec 18, 2017 12:00 am - Harper College has completed the refunding of about $125 million in outstanding general obligation bonds that officials say will save taxpayers $19.6 million through 202...
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Dist. 95 to move administration to old Sears Hardware buildingDec 18, 2017 12:00 am - Lake Zurich Unit District 95 plans to consolidate its administrative offices, IT operation and teacher training spaces in one unique location: a vacant Sears Hardware bu...
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District 214 leader a finalist for National Superintendent of the YearDec 18, 2017 12:00 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 Superintendent David Schuler was named Monday one of four finalists for 2018 National Superintendent of the Year by a nationa...
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District 25 sixth-graders code their way through EgyptDec 17, 2017 10:00 pm - The implementation of coding into the classroom may be more of a recent trend in education, but one class at Thomas Middle School discovered that a group in ancient hist...
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Idea Lab for pediatric patients honors longtime volunteersDec 17, 2017 10:00 pm - Les and Mary Wiberg may have retired from the classroom 25 year ago, but they will always be teachers. So in their namesake room on the pediatric floor of a Winfield hos...
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McHenry County voters to weigh in on school district taxesDec 16, 2017 12:00 am - The McHenry County Board's push for countywide tax relief has prompted an advisory referendum aimed at urging local school districts to reduce their property taxes. The ...