Articles filed under Education
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Are we putting too much emphasis on homework?Dec 12, 2018 10:00 pm - "Our educational system is in trouble." "In too many schools, kids just aren't learning what they need to learn." "Our children are going to have to work harder and long...
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Palatine library offers study zonesDec 12, 2018 12:00 am - Palatine Public Library District will host a special study zone for teenagers starting Monday, Dec. 17. Running from 1 to 8:30 p.m. through Thursday, Dec. 20, the first-...
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District 211 teachers strike could start Dec. 18Dec 12, 2018 12:00 am - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 teachers could go on strike as early as Tuesday over stalled contract negotiations, union officials said Wednesday. But John...
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Two former students return to Fremont Middle School as teachersDec 11, 2018 10:00 pm - School systems and buildings change over time, and educators and students come and go. It's the natural evolution of education. But there are times when longtime teacher...
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Suburban Mosaic: How one regional reading program promotes empathy and understandingDec 11, 2018 5:00 am - Suburban Mosaic: How one regional reading program promotes empathy and understanding
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Former Palatine teacher not guilty of hitting student with laptopDec 11, 2018 12:00 am - A former Palatine Township Elementary District 15 teacher was found not guilty by a Cook County judge of allegations she threw a laptop computer at a junior high school ...
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District 220 won't raise summer school fees for 2019Dec 11, 2018 12:00 am - Barrington Area Unit District 220 board members have agreed to not raise summer school fees for 2019. Officials said the first session of summer school begins June 3. Ba...
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'Premier' Wheaton teacher leads with questions, storiesDec 10, 2018 5:00 am - 'Premier' Wheaton teacher leads with questions, stories in St. Francis history classes
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Early contenders file in several Kane County school board racesDec 10, 2018 12:00 am - Jeanette Ward's hometown has been corrected in this story. Kane County will have several contentious school board races this spring. Leading the field of candidates...
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Geneva teachers, school board reach deal to end strikeDec 10, 2018 12:00 am - A tentative deal has been agreed to between the Geneva School District 304 Board of Education and the Geneva Education Association, officials announced. The announcemen...