Articles filed under Education
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Editorial: Why are taxpayers still covering end-of-career pay boosts?Jun 13, 2018 11:00 pm - A few years ago, schools in the suburbs starting doing away with a perk that was patently unfair to taxpayers. Starting a few years before retirement, longtime teachers ...
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District 211 mentor program wins $10,000 grantJun 13, 2018 1:00 am - A program launched in 2013 to help Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 graduates find success in college has been awarded a $10,000 matching grant from Scholars...
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Dist. 15 hires consultant to find replacement for retiring superintendentJun 13, 2018 1:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 will receive outside help in finding a replacement for retiring Superintendent Scott Thompson. Libertyville-based BWP and Associ...
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Demolition begins on east wing of Thompson Middle School in St. CharlesJun 13, 2018 1:00 am - Plans to tear down the east wing of Thompson Middle School in St. Charles began this week as part of a multimillion-dollar renovation and expansion project. Eleven new s...
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True fishing expedition reveals which species live in Spring CreekJun 12, 2018 1:00 am - Barrington Hills' Sanfilippo estate is a popular venue for elegant, charitable fundraising parties, but Tuesday it was all about scientific research in the property's sp...
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District 155 spending $14 million to upgrade schoolsJun 12, 2018 1:00 am - Nearly $14 million in improvements will be made at Crystal Lake High School District 155's four high schools now through the summer. Construction projects include renova...
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Lake Zurich teacher honored for high level math coursesJun 11, 2018 6:00 am - Dan Ellis's school year started and ended with big surprises. In the fall, another Lake Zurich High School teacher who specialized in advanced math left the district. S...
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Elgin partnership brings learning to the LaundromatJun 11, 2018 5:30 am - Rather than while away time between rinse and dryer cycles at the neighborhood Laundromat, sisters Mia and Natalia Muñoz work on crafts with volunteers from the Boys & G...
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Hawthorn District 73 teachers reject contract offerJun 11, 2018 1:00 am - A new contract with teachers and other employees remains on a substantial to-do list for the school board in Vernon Hills-based Hawthorn Elementary District 73. Members ...
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IPads for all next year at Round Lake HighJun 11, 2018 1:00 am - Every Round Lake High School student will be issued an iPad to start the next school year as part of an upgraded technology plan approved by Round Lake Area Unit Distric...