Articles filed under Education
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Editorial; Building a solid foundation of STEM proficiency, interestAug 09, 2015 11:00 pm - That Sherry Douglas, profiled Monday in the Daily Herald's Top Teachers series, is a great classroom instructor, there seems little doubt, and the consensus from her col...
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Science teacher inspires through hands-on learningAug 09, 2015 1:00 pm - Sherry Douglas was named Kane County Educator of the Year for her efforts in, out of the classroom
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Study: Billions of dollars in annual teacher training is largely a wasteAug 09, 2015 7:38 am - A new study of 10,000 teachers found that professional development - the teacher workshops and training that cost taxpayers billions of dollars each year - is largely a ...
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District 50 residency eventAug 09, 2015 1:00 am - Woodland Elementary District 50 will host its ninth annual proof of residency event from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 11, and Wednesday, Aug. 12, at the Woodland Mid...
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Dist. 95 names new assistant principal for Sarah AdamsAug 07, 2015 1:00 am - David Herlocker has been hired as new assistant principal at Sarah Adams Elementary School in Lake Zurich. Lake Zurich Unit District 95 school board members approved Her...
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Hawthorn 73 budget hearingAug 07, 2015 1:00 am - A public hearing on Hawthorn Elementary District 73's tentative $66.35 million budget for the 2015-16 school is set for 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10, in the district office, 8...
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Scholar program expanding to Mundelein HighAug 06, 2015 1:00 am - A mentorship and scholarship program for poor or minority students in the Chicago area is expanding to Mundelein High School. The Schuler Scholar Program provides coache...
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University of Illinois chancellor resigning Aug. 12Aug 06, 2015 1:00 am - URBANA, Ill. - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Chancellor Phyllis Wise said Thursday that she is resigning, citing a range of "external issues" she says have bec...
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Hersey grad studies HIV epidemic in war zoneAug 05, 2015 9:00 am - When Marianne Seneczko applied for a Fulbright Fellowship in 2013 to study the HIV epidemic in Ukraine, she had no way of knowing the country was on the brink of revolut...
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COD trustees may have to pay to get financial records they seekAug 05, 2015 1:00 am - Two College of DuPage trustees who filed Freedom of Information Act requests for financial records from their own school might each have to pay as much as $100 to get th...