Articles filed under Education
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How renovations and repairs breathed new life into Waubonsee's observatoryFeb 21, 2020 5:00 am - When I began to teach astronomy at Waubonsee Community College in 2011, I was curious to know what types of telescopes might be available for student use. There were som...
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Career Day at Butterfield School gives students insight into various jobsFeb 21, 2020 12:00 am - The halls at Butterfield School in Libertyville were alive with dreams of what could be Friday as more than 20 people shared their life experiences with students on Care...
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Constable: After cochlear implant, student aims to help others with hearing lossFeb 20, 2020 4:00 am - Deaf since birth, Caroline Yuk of Crystal Lake can't remember a time when she couldn't hear. “I was implanted when I was 2 years old,” says Yuk, referring to her cochlea...
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Lewis students place in cyber defense competitionFeb 20, 2020 12:00 am - ROMEOVILLE - The Computer and Mathematical Science students from Lewis University recently placed third in the 2020 Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge at the University of Te...
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Schaumburg workshop to focus on paying off college loansFeb 20, 2020 12:00 am - A free college workshop titled "Becoming Debt-Free: Strategies for Paying Off College Loans," will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at the Schaumburg Town...
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GOP: Tying school funding to tax vote 'shameful'Feb 20, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republicans on Thursday called it "shameful" that Gov. J.B. Pritzker is floating a budget plan that ties more than 40% of promised education funding to vot...
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Pritzker stumps for higher education budget at UICFeb 20, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - One day after delivering his budget proposal to the General Assembly in Springfield, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker was in Chicago on Thursday rounding up s...
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State senator proposes reduction in 23-year life span of TIF districtsFeb 19, 2020 4:30 am - Democratic state Sen. Ann Gillespie of Arlington Heights is sponsoring a bill that seeks to reduce from 23 years to 10 the life span of a sometimes controversial but oft...
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Bills on educating kids about the risks of vaping, sexting advanceFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two bills that would add the risks of e-cigarette use and sexting to public school curriculum will head to the full Illinois House after unanimously passin...
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Constable: How two Waukegan brothers went from 'undocumented' to the Ivy LeagueFeb 18, 2020 4:30 am - As Ivy League graduates with the “golden tickets” of great jobs, unlimited potential and the passion to help others, Waukegan brothers Irvin and Topiltzin Gomez say they...