Articles filed under Education
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Suburban school leaders urge state to delay new PARCC testMar 08, 2014 7:00 am - Suburban school superintendents are urging the state education board to delay the implementation of a new standardized test expected to go live in the 2014-2015 school y...
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Interest in Fox Valley robot competition skyrocketingMar 08, 2014 12:01 am - By the end of the morning events at the Illinois VEX Robotics state championships, several members of four different teams had gathered around a monitor with a scrolling...
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After 29 more rounds, spelling bee endsMar 08, 2014 12:01 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A marathon spelling bee between two Kansas City-area students who exhausted the initial word list last month ended after 29 more rounds Saturday when ...
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Science Olympiad in Grayslake a chance to learn, hang out with friendsMar 08, 2014 12:01 am - Thirteen-year-old Jameson Loeffler usually doesn't get stressed out during Illinois Science Olympiad events, but Saturday was a different story. The rotor egg drop he bu...
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U of I to create presidential search panelMar 07, 2014 12:01 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The University of Illinois hopes to have a new president selected by January, well ahead of the retirement of current President Robert Easter. The...
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Teens tinker with electronics, gadgets at library in LibertyvilleMar 07, 2014 12:01 am - Andy Merrill, 12, and Andrew Cluff, 13, both of Libertyville, spent Friday afternoon connecting LEDs to a breadboard and a Raspberry Pi credit-card sized computer. It wa...
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Kansas high court: School funding unconstitutionalMar 07, 2014 12:01 am - TOPEKA, Kan. - Kansas must spend more money on its public schools, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday in a decision that could jeopardize Republican Gov. Sam Brownback...
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MHS spring concert:Mar 07, 2014 12:01 am - The Mundelein High School instrumental music department will present its spring concert on Wednesday, March 12, at 7 p.m. in the MHS Auditorium, 1350 W. Hawley St. The c...
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District 54 could eliminate 76 positionsMar 07, 2014 12:00 am - Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 school board members Thursday discussed a recommended plan to eliminate 27 teaching positions and 49 support staff positions n...
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Woodland Primary lauded by state:Mar 06, 2014 12:01 am - Illinois State Board of Education officials Thursday announced the three winners of the Illinois Green School Award program. Among the winners was Woodland Primary Schoo...