Articles filed under Education
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Missouri school transfer ruling opens old woundsAug 08, 2013 9:00 am - ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Beth Gratta has heard the whispers, read the venomous online comments and watched with dismay as some of her fellow Francis Howell High School parents...
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New District 54 chief: Student goals changingAug 07, 2013 12:00 pm - Andy DuRoss isn't aiming for returning students and their parents to instantly recognize that he's the new superintendent of Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 t...
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U of I canine cancer drug to be tried on peopleAug 06, 2013 3:57 pm - URBANA, Ill. — An anti-cancer drug for dogs being tested at the University of Illinois is showing some promise and could soon be tried out on humans. Chemistry Professor...
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Bartlett High School dean remembered for her kind spiritAug 06, 2013 5:30 am - When classes start at Bartlett High School in two weeks, staff members and students will return to a community changed by the loss of a beloved dean. Ann Kallenbach, who...
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Union: Special ed, arts hit hard by CPS cutsAug 05, 2013 3:58 pm - A union representing Chicago’s public school teachers says nearly 15 percent of educators who are being laid off teach special education, while another 9 percent teach a...
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Illinois, Wheaton at opposite ends of 'party school' rankingsAug 05, 2013 2:00 pm - IOWA CITY, Iowa — College students consider the University of Iowa the nation's best party school, even though Iowa City has tried to make its famous bar scene less hosp...
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St. Viator using iPads to replace text booksAug 05, 2013 12:17 pm - St. Viator High School will open this year without one long-standing tradition: Book Day. That’s because nearly 98 percent of books for freshmen, sophomores and juniors...
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District 116, community plan to welcome students back to classAug 05, 2013 10:05 am - When the new school year begins Tueday Aug. 20 in Round Lake Unit District 116, students are going to know they have the support of their communities. That’s because man...
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St. Viator to randomly test all students for alcohol consumptionAug 05, 2013 5:15 am - St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights will begin randomly testing all students for alcohol consumption starting this fall, adding to the school's drug testing poli...
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U-46 wraps up summer projects ahead of student returnAug 05, 2013 2:22 am - Classroom upgrades, hiring wrapping up