Articles filed under Education
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Elgin U-46 teachers to review tentative contract next weekApr 11, 2019 1:00 am - Members of the Elgin Teachers Association will get their first look next week at a tentative agreement on a new teachers contract. The union board will review the agree...
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New administrators hired in Palatine District 15Apr 11, 2019 1:00 am - Eight new administrators were hired this week by the Palatine Township Elementary District 15 board. The board members approved the hiring of Alison Friedman as Virgini...
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State Senate approves own version of bill to raise teacher payApr 11, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A second bill raising the minimum annual salary for Illinois teachers to $40,000 found legislative success this week. Senate Bill 10, sponsored by Sen. And...
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Desegregation, diversity from the start: Elgin High marking 150 years with all-class reunionApr 11, 2019 1:00 am - In 150 years, Elgin High School has earned many distinctions, including embracing desegregation early on and educating a former Nobel Prize winner. Elgin's first public ...
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District 211 to hold open house for student-built houseApr 10, 2019 1:00 am - The Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 school board is inviting the public to an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 14, at a 3,137-square-foot house bui...
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House votes to raise teacher payApr 10, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - More than 60 percent of Illinois public school districts have a starting annual salary for teachers of less than $40,000. That could change as both chamber...
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'The power of true stories': Documentary filmmaker teaches teens at Arlington Heights libraryApr 09, 2019 6:00 am - Cesar Toscano, 17, of Mount Prospect loves science fiction and action movies - think "Aliens" and "Godzilla" - and he would love to one day be involved in the industry, ...
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Educator Tara McCarthy is national finalist for Adapted PE awardApr 08, 2019 6:00 am - Northern Illinois University professor Laurie Zittel distinctly remembers the day she knew one of her graduate students had all the makings of a special teacher. Tara Mc...
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U-46 hosting information sessions about kindergartenApr 08, 2019 1:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 will host informational sessions this month for parents and guardians of current and incoming kindergarten students. The sessions, calle...
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Felicity Huffman, 12 other parents to plead guilty in college schemeApr 08, 2019 1:00 am - BOSTON - Actress Felicity Huffman has agreed to plead guilty in the sweeping college admissions cheating scam that has ensnared wealthy parents and athletic coaches at s...