Articles filed under Education
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Elgin science teacher uses nature to engage studentsAug 12, 2014 11:01 am - Growing up in a small community in Northern Michigan, Deb Perryman always wanted to teach in a school with a lot of diversity. "That was one of the things that first dre...
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Technology growing in school; parents play a role in monitoring itAug 12, 2014 6:00 am - Children have been arriving to their elementary schools with computer skills for years. First it was because they grew up playing on their parents' desktops. Later, it w...
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St. Charles school board narrowly OKs property tax increaseAug 12, 2014 5:30 am - St. Charles school board members nearly drew a line in the sand against a roughly 2 percent tax increase Monday night, but the tide of support for already agreed-to teac...
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U-46 board seeking interim to replace TorresAug 12, 2014 5:30 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 officials have been mum about plans to replace outgoing Superintendent José Torres. The school board met behind closed doors Monday night...
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School salary data still unavailable in state reportsAug 12, 2014 5:00 am - The 2013 state education reports required to be completed last October still aren't finished, and they aren't expected to be finalized until the new reports are released...
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Elgin teachers to vote on new contract FridayAug 12, 2014 1:01 am - The Elgin Teachers Association representative assembly said it has approved a tentative agreement on a new three-year teachers contract. The current three-year contract...
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Mundelein elementary students nervous, excited during first day of schoolAug 12, 2014 1:01 am - Nervous children stepped off the bus Tuesday and were greeted with a warm smile and a handshake at Mechanics Grove Elementary School in Mundelein. Principal Kathleen Mil...
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Tentative agreement reached on contract for District 116 teachersAug 12, 2014 1:00 am - Round Lake Area Unit District 116 teachers and the school board have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract. Details won't be made public until the Education As...
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How to navigate the hallways of high schoolAug 11, 2014 2:01 pm - Dear Freshman: Let's face it: Navigating new social situations is daunting for all of us - young, old, and in-between. For you, the prospect of diving into the unk...
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U-46 launches campaign to improve attendanceAug 11, 2014 1:01 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 has launched a campaign to improve student attendance rates. Student attendance for the 2013-14 school year was at 94.3 percent. On aver...