Articles filed under Education
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In Dist. 211, first came the iPads, then came the restrictionsNov 20, 2015 7:00 am - Editor's note: This article was written by Aditi Katwala and Dhvanii Raval for the Conant High School newspaper, The Crier. The graphic is by Melania Toczko. Used with p...
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COD board argues over hiring firm to find new executivesNov 20, 2015 4:40 am - An executive search firm will be used to help the College of DuPage board find the school's next president and three other new administrators. After a lot of debate, the...
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Survey: Most want Dist. 214 final exams before winter breakNov 20, 2015 4:33 am - After conducting a community survey and four listening sessions, Northwest Suburban High School District 214 is close to announcing possible changes to its school calend...
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How suburban schools are changing concussion protocolsNov 20, 2015 4:00 am - They look quite unfootball-like: Pillowy, puffy, padded camouflage coverings over the helmets worn at practice by the St. Edward Central Catholic football team. Called G...
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Stevenson musician honoredNov 20, 2015 12:00 am - Stevenson High School senior Torin Bakke has been named a National YoungArts Foundation finalist in clarinet performance, the Lincolnshire school announced. The Buffalo ...
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Judson fair-trade store 'wildly successful'Nov 20, 2015 12:00 am - More than 50 people perused handcrafted items from all over the world at Judson University's new fair-trade store, which opened Friday on its Elgin campus. The Just Worl...
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Latino Summit at Harper aims to inspire high school studentsNov 20, 2015 12:00 am - Nearly 500 students - most of them high school freshmen from 13 schools in the Northwest suburbs - at the Latino Summit at Harper College, listening to the story of a ma...
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Legal fees on transgender case irk Dist. 211 residentNov 20, 2015 12:00 am - A Schaumburg woman who serves as a high school social worker in another district is criticizing Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 for the legal fees it's spen...
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Grass Lake District 36 to freeze tax levy after complaintsNov 19, 2015 12:00 am - Responding to community complaints, Grass Lake Elementary District 36 officials plan to freeze the amount of taxes they'll collect from local property owners in 2016. Tr...
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Idea: What if state school funding formula died in 2017?Nov 19, 2015 12:00 am - In a year of blown state budget deadlines, an idea from a bipartisan group of rank-and-file lawmakers could create another flashpoint in the future. The proposal: As par...