Articles filed under Education
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Unresolved fence dispute means Villa Park boy needs to find new schoolJan 15, 2013 3:04 pm - A Villa Park boy whose family is concerned about safety at the School of Expressive Arts and Learning’s new location in Lombard no longer will attend the school. Susan C...
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Grayslake Elementary District 46 teachers going on strike todayJan 15, 2013 12:00 pm - Grayslake Elementary District 46 teachers will be going on strike today after talks between their union and the school board broke down just after midnight this morning....
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District 158 board names Huntley attorney to fill vacancyJan 15, 2013 9:03 am - Michael Fleck is the newest member of the District 158 school board. The Huntley attorney was appointed last week — less than three months before his name will appear on...
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Downstate school district considers arming administratorsJan 14, 2013 5:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — School officials in a central Illinois town are considering training a handful of administrators as auxiliary police officers and letting them carry co...
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Limiting student debt a priority at WaubonseeJan 14, 2013 1:35 pm - The Institute for College Access and Success’ Project on Student Debt reports that in 2011 four-year college graduates averaged more than $26,000 in student debt. Educa...
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Activist hosting District 46 meetingJan 14, 2013 1:06 pm - Local activist Linwood “Lennie” Jarratt of Round Lake Beach plans to host a town-hall meeting regarding issues at Grayslake Elementary District 46 on Wednesday night. Ja...
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Talking about ... Abigail CurrieJan 14, 2013 9:08 am - “She knows all the levels of all these kids. She makes what she’s doing appropriate to every kid.” — Terri Nilson-Bugella, principal John Powers Center “We always refer ...
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Suburbs' Top Teacher: No 'disability' in her classroomJan 14, 2013 9:00 am - The reading and language lab class of seven middle-schoolers at the John Powers Center in Vernon Hills is fully engaged in the lesson at hand. That there are lots of smi...
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Tips from a great teacherJan 14, 2013 8:16 am - Abigail Currie’s approach to teaching middle school kids with special needs Ÿ Middle School Years — Remember they are years of growth and change! Many people seem a...
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Curriculum vitae: Abigail CurrieJan 14, 2013 8:04 am - Abigail Currie Age: 34 Residence: Mundelein Occupation: Teacher of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing — Middle School grades six-eight. She has additional duties teaching rea...