Articles filed under Education
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Local property tax levies up $3.5 billion since '05Nov 21, 2012 4:30 am - Schools get lion's share of tax increases
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Waukegan band in paradeNov 20, 2012 2:54 pm - Students in Waukegan High School’s Bulldog Marching Band will participate in the McDonald’s Thanksgiving Parade in Chicago on Thursday. The nationally-televised parade r...
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SHS science team wins awardsNov 20, 2012 2:54 pm - Stevenson High School’s Science Olympiad teams finished first in the varsity and junior varsity categories at the Palatine High School Invitational on Saturday. The two ...
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Dist. 158 board approves new dealNov 20, 2012 1:00 pm - Teachers in Huntley Unit District 158 have a new three-year agreement after the school board ratified a contract Tuesday night. The school board and teachers union, the...
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Dist. 300 teachers file strike notice, final offers postedNov 20, 2012 1:00 pm - Teachers in Community Unit District 300 have filed an intent to strike notice and now have 14 days before a strike can take place. The earliest a strike could occur is ...
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D214 discussing facility improvements, BG pool renovationNov 20, 2012 9:00 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 is considering $24 million in maintenance projects and facility improvements for the next year, including a major renovation ...
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Illinois College names new presidentNov 20, 2012 7:18 am - JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — Illinois College has picked Barbara Edwards Farley to serve as the 14th president of the 183-year-old liberal arts college in central Illinois. Farl...
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District 214 raises summer school fees, but less than recommendedNov 20, 2012 2:59 am - The cost of attending summer school is going up in Northwest Suburban High School District 214 for the first time in years, officials said, but not as much as was once p...
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Huntley teachers ratify latest contractNov 19, 2012 6:20 pm - The third time proved the charm for Huntley Area District 158 teachers, who ratified an agreement with the school board Monday after rejecting two previous offers in rec...
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U-46 senior provide role models for freshmenNov 19, 2012 4:00 am - A freshman and senior stand toe-to-toe, nose-to-nose in a room at Larkin High School. The older student stares down the younger boy. No words are exchanged, but the inte...