Articles filed under Education
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School district hires air quality monitorFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - DEKALB, Ill. - A northern Illinois school district has hired a firm to monitor air quality at a school where dozens were sickened when an odor was released by a nearby l...
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Marquette announces layoffs to trim costsFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - MILWAUKEE - Marquette University is eliminating 25 staff positions in a cost-cutting move, the university's interim president said Wednesday. In a letter to faculty and ...
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Oakton Community College raises tuition rate 16% over two yearsFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - Tuition will be going up 16 percent at Oakton Community College over the next two years - partially the result of a decline in state funding support, officials said. The...
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Dist. 211 hosts math, science conference for 5th-, 6th-grade girlsFeb 18, 2014 10:00 pm - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 strives to introduce all of its students to various fields of study, and with an annual event, fifth- and sixth-grade girls ...
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New SIU president defends leaving Ohio universityFeb 18, 2014 12:01 am - ST. LOUIS - The Southern Illinois University system's new president acknowledged Tuesday he may have caused hurt feelings by taking that job just seven months into his r...
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Good Shepherd Auxiliary scholarship:Feb 18, 2014 12:01 am - Students who reside in the Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital service area who will attend or currently attend a college or university pursuing a degree in a health related...
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Dillard defends backing of teachers unionFeb 18, 2014 12:01 am - In debate, Rauner calls support of teachers group a 'corrupting influence'
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Report looks at U of I faculty concernsFeb 18, 2014 12:01 am - URBANA, Ill. - A new draft report from the University of Illinois' flagship campus attempts to address concerns raised by faculty who aren't on tenure tracks. The recent...
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Mundelein students jump rope for heart, rubber ducksFeb 18, 2014 12:01 am - Mundelein third-graders jumped rope on one leg, in pairs, skipping and in threes during physical education class in an effort to raise money to fight heart disease on Tu...
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Notre Dame tuition up to $46,000 in 2014-15Feb 18, 2014 12:01 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The University of Notre Dame is raising undergraduate tuition by 3.8 percent to more than $46,000 next school year. The school says the percentage inc...