Articles filed under Education
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State commission denies Elgin charter group's appealOct 28, 2014 1:00 am - In a unanimous vote Tuesday, a state commission denied the Elgin Charter School Initiative's appeal of its charter application, upholding an earlier rejection by the Elg...
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U-46 seeks participants for STEM expoOct 27, 2014 1:01 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 is seeking a few good scientists for its annual STEM Expo this spring. The district will host a series of kickoff events in November to e...
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Fremd welcomes home Illinois Teacher of the YearOct 27, 2014 1:01 am - An outpouring of love and a standing ovation greeted Fremd High School automotive teacher Steven Elza at a schoolwide assembly Monday, two days after he was named Illino...
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Stevensong High literary mag wins awardOct 27, 2014 1:01 am - The 2013-14 edition of Stevenson High School's literary magazine, the Wit, won first place in the American Scholastic Press Association's national literary magazine comp...
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Harper president meets Obama over plans for high-tech trainingOct 27, 2014 1:01 am - Harper College President Kenneth Ender and members of a federal steering committee met with President Barack Obama in the West Wing Monday, to discuss training more work...
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Why poor kids don't stay in collegeOct 26, 2014 7:00 am - BALTIMORE — It is a Tuesday in October and Terrell Kellam is running late. He usually wakes up at 5:30 a.m. to catch the first of two buses that will take him from south...
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Board to talk golf course:Oct 26, 2014 1:01 am - The Mundelein High School District 120 board will meet Tuesday to discuss its options for the Village Green Golf Club, which the district owns. The meeting is set for 6:...
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New disagreement in Dist. 60 teacher's strike: school lunchesOct 26, 2014 1:00 am - Along with teacher salary raises and benefits, something new was added to the list of things the Waukegan School District 60 administration and the teacher's union canno...
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Free online AP courses debut on edX websiteOct 25, 2014 7:42 am - Rice University launched a free Advanced Placement biology course Monday on a website overseen by two other elite schools, a potentially significant milestone for a move...
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UW-Madison spring commencement stays at stadiumOct 25, 2014 1:01 am - MADISON, Wis. - Spring commencement at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will return to Camp Randall Stadium. Previously graduation ceremonies were held in shifts at ...