Articles filed under Education
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U-46 paraeducators seek higher wages, respectJun 20, 2018 1:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 paraeducators are demanding respect and higher wages. More than 100 members of the District U-46 Educational Assistants union attended Mo...
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Modern milking: How a Campton Hills dairy farm went high-techJun 19, 2018 11:00 pm - Except for watchmaking, raising cows and bottling their milk used to be the biggest of all industries in the Elgin area. But the census numbers make the disappearance o...
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Documentary, exhibit about Elgin area's milk-making past, prairie-restoring future to debut June 24Jun 19, 2018 11:00 pm - After two years in the making, the Elgin History Museum documentary and traveling exhibit “Dairies to Prairies” will have its grand premiere at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 24, a...
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District 214 trains students to become teachersJun 19, 2018 11:00 pm - On Jasmine Bautista's first day of school, she had a panic attack. The then-kindergartner felt like she didn't belong - she spoke little English and felt she didn't meas...
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Summer courses keep students moving forwardJun 19, 2018 11:00 pm - By David Larson Glenbard District 87 Superintendent In Glenbard High School District 87, we encourage students to stay engaged with learning during the summer through su...
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U-46 board reviews tentative budget for next school yearJun 19, 2018 5:10 am - The Elgin Area School District U-46 school board Monday night reviewed a first draft of a $534.6 million spending plan for the 2018-19 school year. The tentative budget ...
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District 47 board appoints two new administratorsJun 19, 2018 1:00 am - The Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 school board Monday night appointed two new administrators for the coming school year. Kari Keith was selected as the district's ...
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North Aurora woman to fill Dist. 129 school board vacancyJun 19, 2018 1:00 am - North Aurora resident Melody Saperston will fill a vacancy on the West Aurora District 129 school board. The board chose her Monday night from a list of nine people who ...
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Acting superintendent now officially the boss in Des Plaines District 62Jun 18, 2018 1:00 am - Longtime educator and school administrator Paul Hertel has been named superintendent of Des Plaines Elementary School District 62, district officials announced Monday. ...
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Free summer meal program participation declines in suburbs, nationJun 18, 2018 1:00 am - Programs providing free summer meals to low-income children in Illinois and nationwide are seeing declines in participation, according to a recent hunger report. In Illi...