Articles filed under Education
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Schaumburg students tour historic schoolhouseJan 24, 2017 12:00 am - In celebration of Lutheran Education week, students from St. Peter Lutheran School in Schaumburg - some dressed as their peers might have a century ago - toured the hist...
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District 95 to hold preschool open house next weekJan 24, 2017 12:00 am - Lake Zurich Unit District 95 will hold an open house for its preschool Wednesday, Feb. 1. The Little Leaders Preschool open house will run from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at May ...
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Life-safety work pegged at $7.2 million in Mundelein District 75Jan 24, 2017 12:00 am - Mundelein Elementary District 75 faces extensive building improvements, but it's too soon to tell whether or when taxpayers may be asked to help with an estimated $7.2 m...
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Des Plaines District 62 revamping middle schools to boost math scoresJan 24, 2017 12:00 am - Des Plaines Elementary District 62 plans to reshape its middle schools by fall to boost poor math scores and ease students' transition from elementary grade levels. The...
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Community colleges provide lifelong learningJan 23, 2017 10:00 pm - Albert Einstein said that intellectual growth should start at birth and cease only at death. Community colleges share this vision and lifelong learning is part of our c...
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Parents pack meeting to protest school board member's misogynistic tweetsJan 23, 2017 12:00 am - A Northwest suburban school member resigned Monday after a series of offensive tweets about the weekend's Women's March, including one labeling participants “vagina scre...
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Cary-Grove actress nominated for BroadwayWorld Chicago awardJan 23, 2017 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify that Rob Boncosky is Cary-Grove High School's music teacher and theater director. At 18, Haley Gustafson is "...
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District 57 weighs tax hike referendum in 2018Jan 23, 2017 12:00 am - Mount Prospect Elementary District 57 school board members are considering placing a referendum on the March 2018 ballot to raise property taxes due to growing financial...
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Former Gurnee superintendent to retireJan 23, 2017 12:00 am - Former Gurnee Elementary District 56 superintendent Ben Martindale is taking another stab at retirement. Martindale has previously tried to retire, but took two jobs tha...
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COD's Global Flicks series starts Feb. 1Jan 22, 2017 10:00 pm - Global Flicks, a festival featuring seven award-winning international films, will be presented each Wednesday, Feb. 1 to March 15, in the Playhouse Theatre in the McAnin...