Articles filed under Education
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Carmel Catholic High in Mundelein to test students for drug useMar 18, 2019 1:00 am - Editor's note: To clarify, Grayslake High School District 127 officials stopped random drug testing students in voluntary programs this year. In a rare move, studen...
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How Dist. 204 candidates would tackle large classes, unbalanced populationsMar 18, 2019 1:00 am - Large classes and crowded buildings are on the minds of candidates for school board in Indian Prairie Unit District 204. The issues matter to voters as well, because lo...
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Mundelein High teacher gets a Golden Apple for work with Spanish-speaking studentsMar 18, 2019 1:00 am - Just before classes let out at Mundelein High School Monday, a group of friends, family and colleagues rushed into Sara Blair Winter-Rosenberg's classroom to give her go...
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'Epitome of a teacher': Maine East Golden Apple winner surprised on pajama dayMar 18, 2019 1:00 am - Judy Tyler, an AP biology and gifted program teacher in her 31st year at Maine East High School in Park Ridge, was surprised by colleagues and students Monday afternoon ...
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Why college students take on loans they can't repayMar 16, 2019 6:00 am - Students take on college debt with the best of intentions. They've been told that a college degree is a ticket to success. That they should pursue their dreams. That stu...
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Illinois' Tier 2 pensions continue to anger teachers, other public employeesMar 16, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Officials from several public employee groups told state lawmakers Thursday that the pension reform measures enacted in 2010 are patently unfair and possib...
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Take PE remotely? U-46 to test online high school phys ed coursesMar 16, 2019 1:00 am - U-46 to test online courses where students can dictate their activity
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Capes help Vernon Hills students learn empathy for those with disabilitiesMar 15, 2019 1:00 am - Every student at Hawthorn Elementary South wore special capes they made to celebrate Cape-Abilities Over Disabilities Week in Vernon Hills. The program teaches kids to e...
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Lake Zurich students publish book:Mar 15, 2019 1:00 am - Lake Zurich Middle School South student leaders, under the guidance of seventh-grade science teacher Cindy Milone, have published "You Are Not Invisible", a collection o...
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5 ways leaders can further their education, without getting an MBAMar 15, 2019 1:00 am - The best leaders are constantly learning. They seek out new challenges and question the status quo. While an MBA may make sense for some professionals looking to grow th...