Articles filed under Education
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Free eye exams, glasses for kids in Ela Township youth programAug 17, 2016 11:00 pm - Starting the new school year without being able to see properly can set a student up for failure. "You need to see well to do well," said optometrist Rabia Awan, of Lume...
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Foundation forms Club 116 to help Round Lake-area schoolsAug 17, 2016 5:02 am - A private foundation that wants to significantly boost the amount of money it provides to help students and teachers has started a fundraising effort playing off Round L...
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Students return to new additions, programs, equipment at four suburban districtsAug 17, 2016 1:00 am - Thousands of students returned for the first day of classes Wednesday at four Kane County school districts debuting new additions, programs and computing devices. The st...
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Fed grant for CLC programAug 17, 2016 1:00 am - Grayslake-based College of Lake County has received a five-year, $1.98 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to continue funding the Educational Talent Sea...
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First day is Chromebook day at Naperville junior highsAug 17, 2016 1:00 am - Back-to-school came for junior high students in Naperville Unit District 203 with the traditional posed photos for mom, new outfits for style statements and mixed emotio...
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Dist. 200 completes $1.6 million in capital projects before first dayAug 17, 2016 1:00 am - Getting to the right classrooms on time, remembering locker combinations and making good first impressions on teachers were a few things on the minds of kids heading bac...
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Retiring District 46 superintendent receives final contractAug 17, 2016 1:00 am - Grayslake Elementary District 46 Superintendent Ellen Correll has received a final three-year contract that will extend to her planned retirement after the 2018-19 acade...
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St. Charles schools show high lead levelsAug 17, 2016 1:00 am - Almost all of St. Charles' schools have unsafe levels of lead flowing out of multiple drinking fountains, according to tests District 303 officials recently completed. S...
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Harper wins grant to support part-time facultyAug 16, 2016 11:00 pm - Achieving the Dream, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to student success, has selected Harper College to participate in a new initiative to engage part-time f...
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Batavia High School to host corn boilAug 16, 2016 5:30 am - Batavia High School will kick off its fall athletics and marching band season with its annual Corn Boil Friday, Aug. 19, at the school. Community members of all ages are...