Articles filed under Education
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Images: Westminster Christian graduationMay 24, 2013 9:42 pm - ...
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Indiana University proposes tuition increaseMay 24, 2013 4:53 pm - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University President Michael McRobbie is recommending tuition and fee increases of 1.75 percent for Indiana residents in each of the next two...
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Video shows student-school employee altercationMay 24, 2013 4:38 pm - Chicago Public Schools officials have suspended an employee of a high school on the city’s South Side after seeing a video that appears to show the employee shoving a 16...
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State unveils math coursework for 6th-12th gradesMay 24, 2013 4:38 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Board of Education has released the state’s first set of math courses for 6th through 12th grade classes. Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon and the ...
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Judge to hear Chicago school closings caseMay 24, 2013 4:37 pm - Opponents of the Chicago Board of Education’s decision to close 50 schools and programs will get their day in court. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that on Thursday a fe...
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Democrats say they can keep school funding levelMay 24, 2013 4:36 pm - SPRINGFIELD — House and Senate Democrats said Friday they’ve agreed on a proposed Illinois budget that avoids another cut to education funding and immediately pays bills...
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Quinn signs moratorium on online charter schoolsMay 24, 2013 4:35 pm - Virtual charter schools in Illinois are being placed on temporary hold. Gov. Pat Quinn on Friday signed legislation placing a one-year moratorium on any new online chart...
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Dist. 214 discusses benefits of iPads in the classroomMay 23, 2013 11:59 pm - Next year nearly half the students in Northwest Suburban High School District 214 will have iPads to help them learn as the district enters the fourth year of a pilot pr...
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MCC board aims for greater transparency, communicationMay 23, 2013 8:18 pm - When Ron Parrish became the new leader of the McHenry County College board of trustees, he knew he would be overseeing some changes. A contentious election season ended ...
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District 70 special ed services:May 23, 2013 5:00 pm - Libertyville Elementary District 70 will discuss plans for the provision of special education services to students with disabilities who attend private and home schools ...