Articles filed under Education
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Classroom space in Districts 15, 25 the main barrier to full-day kindergartenJan 24, 2016 6:40 am - More suburban school districts are offering full-day kindergarten, but one of the largest Northwest suburban districts says it simply doesn't have the room. Educational ...
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Heartland Institute hosts school choice event SaturdayJan 24, 2016 12:00 am - The Arlington Heights-based Heartland Institute will hold an event Saturday, Jan. 30, to recognize National School Choice Week. The free event, open to the public, will ...
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Church revives Dist. 211 transgender locker room debateJan 22, 2016 4:00 am - A month-old agreement between Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 and the U.S. Department of Education to provide a transgender student limited access to the gi...
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Lake Villa D41 teachers willing to strike for new dealJan 22, 2016 12:00 am - Contract talks continue at Lake Villa Elementary District 41, where teachers union members have overwhelmingly authorized a strike if negotiations fizzle. Illinois Feder...
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Opponents worry transgender student won't follow rulesJan 22, 2016 12:00 am - Before a transgender student won limited access to the girls locker room at Fremd High School late last year, she broke the rules several times by going into the girls l...
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College financial aid programs at Schaumburg libraryJan 22, 2016 12:00 am - To help college-bound students and their parents fill out financial aid forms and search for scholarships, the Schaumburg Township District Library will hold two program...
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City briefings: Chicago schools cut 407 jobs, $32 million in costsJan 21, 2016 10:00 pm - Chicago Public Schools laid off 227 staffers Friday and closed another 180 central and administrative positions, "painful" cuts school officials say will save $32 millio...
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Naperville speaker shares how to teach kids positive online behaviorsJan 21, 2016 12:00 am - Raising kids who are bound to grow up online might seem foreign to parents whose early years came before the advent of Twitter, Snapchat, laptops and Internet access on ...
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Free concert at Stevenson HighJan 21, 2016 12:00 am - The Stevenson Community Orchestra plays a concert Saturday night at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire. The show is set for 7 p.m. in the performing arts center. Tick...
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Des Plaines District 62 hires new superintendentJan 20, 2016 4:00 am - Des Plaines Elementary School District 62's next superintendent, a one-time inner-city educator recognized as a principal of the year, was hired Tuesday to do what he sa...