Articles filed under Education
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U-46 braces for waves of retireesMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 is bracing for several waves of employee retirements - estimated to be more than 300 employees - between now and academic year 2016-2017....
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Glenbard voters leaning in favor of borrowing planMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - Voters in Glenbard High School District 87 appear on the verge of letting the district borrow $35 million to help fund facilities work at all four district schools. Wit...
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Elgin to look at contributing to ex-school property repairsMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - The Elgin City Council is expected to discuss Wednesday whether to spend about $1 million toward repairs to a property a proposed charter school wants to lease. The Elgi...
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Voters reject Dist. 116's request to borrow for high schoolMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - Round Lake Area Unit District 116 was rejected Tuesday in its request to borrow $29 million for high school expansion and renovation. With all 18 precincts counted, unof...
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South Elgin academy students place second in video contestMar 18, 2014 1:00 am - Teen dating violence is not a topic often discussed in classrooms. Juniors in South Elgin High School's BEACON Academy program decided to tackle the issue by making vide...
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CCA announces six scholarship winnersMar 17, 2014 11:00 pm - Consumers Cooperative Association, the sponsor of Consumers Credit Union, awarded six $1,500 scholarships at its 84th annual meeting March 12. The recipients, all Lake C...
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MHS board meets Tuesday:Mar 17, 2014 1:01 am - The Mundelein High School District 120 board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to discuss summer school plans, employment issues and other matters. The meeting will be in t...
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Neubert School students writing own hardcover booksMar 17, 2014 1:01 am - A third-grade class at Neubert Elementary School in Algonquin will shine in the spotlight Friday as they sip tea, munch on snacks, discuss and autograph their books with...
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Hoffman grad wins prestigious Gates Cambridge ScholarshipMar 17, 2014 1:01 am - Schaumburg native Michelle Kelley still cannot wrap her head around it: Next year at this time, she'll be a graduate student at the University of Cambridge in England, p...
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U-46 teachers, parents: Don't make reading optionalMar 17, 2014 1:00 am - Dozens of Elgin Area School District U-46 parents, students and teachers packed a school board meeting Monday night railing against proposed changes to the reading progr...