Articles filed under Education
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Will District 128 ask voters to fund capital projects? Officials are looking at referendumDec 29, 2023 9:49 am - Over the past several years, Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 has funded tens of millions of dollars in building-related projects at both high scho...
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How new spaces will help ECC arts students thriveDec 27, 2023 1:03 pm - Elgin Community College is nearing the completion of a yearlong renovation project of the college’s art and design, performing arts, and music production classrooms. The...
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District 64 may borrow $10 million for Lincoln Middle School expansionDec 22, 2023 11:22 am - This story has been updated to include a summary of a public hearing held Thursday night, as well as additional information. Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 ...
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Prospect Hts. District 23 plans referendum to fund full-day kindergarten, other improvementsDec 20, 2023 3:53 pm - With a state deadline to offer full-day kindergarten approaching, Prospect Heights Elementary School District 23 will again ask voters to approve a tax hike to pay for ad...
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Major restructuring: Elgin U-46 considering closure of six elementary schoolsDec 19, 2023 6:47 pm - In response to outdated buildings and shrinking enrollment, Elgin Area District U-46 could close as many as six elementary schools. District officials Monday presented sc...
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Benedictine University introduces the Eagle Promise for new freshman and transfers beginning fall 2024Dec 19, 2023 3:57 pm - Benedictine University has introduced the Eagle Promise, a financial aid program that provides all first-time, first-year freshmen and transfer/degree completion undergra...
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Elgin school board confronts aging buildings and inequality during tourDec 14, 2023 9:00 pm - Noisy classrooms that only have temporary walls as a buffer. Ceilings so low a person standing 5 feet 4 inches tall can touch them. Impassable stairways that hinder acce...
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'He loved helping others': Wauconda High mourning teacher killed in weekend crashDec 13, 2023 1:04 pm - The Wauconda High School community is mourning a longtime teacher killed in a weekend car crash. Bob Gillen, 53, of Palatine, had been on staff at Wauconda High since 19...
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Hoffman Estates resident named fall graduation marshal at Auburn UniversityDec 12, 2023 3:14 pm - Josephine Lee Wolan of Hoffman Estates served as fall graduation marshal at Auburn University in Alabama last weekend, representing the College of Forestry, Wildlife and ...
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Harvard president remains leader of Ivy League school following backlash on antisemitism testimonyDec 12, 2023 2:36 pm - CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Harvard President Claudine Gay will remain leader of the prestigious Ivy League school following her comments last week at a congressional hearing on ...