Articles filed under Education
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City briefings: Chicago schools cut 407 jobs, $32 million in costsJan 21, 2016 10:00 pm - Chicago Public Schools laid off 227 staffers Friday and closed another 180 central and administrative positions, "painful" cuts school officials say will save $32 millio...
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Naperville speaker shares how to teach kids positive online behaviorsJan 21, 2016 12:00 am - Raising kids who are bound to grow up online might seem foreign to parents whose early years came before the advent of Twitter, Snapchat, laptops and Internet access on ...
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Free concert at Stevenson HighJan 21, 2016 12:00 am - The Stevenson Community Orchestra plays a concert Saturday night at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire. The show is set for 7 p.m. in the performing arts center. Tick...
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Des Plaines District 62 hires new superintendentJan 20, 2016 4:00 am - Des Plaines Elementary School District 62's next superintendent, a one-time inner-city educator recognized as a principal of the year, was hired Tuesday to do what he sa...
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Northbrook businessman worries lack of education money will dry up talent poolJan 20, 2016 12:00 am - Northbrook resident and business owner Pedro Cevallos-Candau joined a chorus of advocates in Springfield Wednesday urging the legislature and Gov. Bruce Rauner to provid...
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County gets state cash to address teen pregnancy in Dist. 300Jan 20, 2016 12:00 am - Community Unit District 300 will the focal point for Kane County's efforts to reduce local teen pregnancy rates for the next five years. The county's rate has been more ...
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Classroom space in Districts 15, 25 the main barrier to full-day kindergartenJan 20, 2016 12:00 am - More suburban school districts are offering full-day kindergarten, but one of the largest Northwest suburban districts says it simply doesn't have the room. Educational ...
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District 300 to launch in-house staff trainingJan 20, 2016 12:00 am - Community Unit District 300 is launching a new program next month aimed at providing staff training and boosting teacher retention, officials said. District 300 Universi...
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District 95 to hold digital responsibility sessionsJan 19, 2016 12:00 am - Lake Zurich Unit District 95 will host two evening sessions on digital responsibility awareness that students and parents can attend together. The Parent Feed will be ho...
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District 103 schools won't change start times in fallJan 19, 2016 12:00 am - Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103 officials have decided not to change the start times for the district's three campuses this fall. But Superintendent Scott ...