Articles filed under Education
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District U-46 settles discrimination case for $2.5 millionFeb 24, 2014 12:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 settled a 9-year-old discrimination lawsuit against the district for $2.5 million, officials said Monday. The school board unanimously ap...
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Kaneland board to talk lunches, staffing, computersFeb 22, 2014 7:00 am - The Kaneland school board Monday will discuss whether to add more teachers to the middle school to lower class sizes as it prepares the 2014-15 budget. The meeting is a...
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Dist. 54 submits federally required improvement planFeb 22, 2014 12:01 am - Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 recently approved its District Improvement Plan for the year, required by its not meeting Adequate Yearly Progress by the stan...
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Scouts learn about the world at 'Thinking Day'Feb 22, 2014 12:01 am - More than 700 local Girl Scouts and volunteers took a virtual trip around the world Saturday during International Thinking Day at Conant High School in Hoffman Estates. ...
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Lawmakers want to ban smoking on Illinois campusesFeb 21, 2014 12:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - A proposal to ban smoking on public college campuses is advancing in the Illinois legislature. The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises newspapers report...
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Waukegan District 60 teachers authorize union leaders to call strikeFeb 21, 2014 12:01 am - Teachers have voted overwhelmingly to let union leaders call a strike at Lake County's largest school district if there is no resolution to a dispute centering on their ...
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Woodlands to host "Women in the Arts'Feb 21, 2014 12:01 am - Works by painter Lynn Lombard and photographer Colleen Plumb will be on exhibit at Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart from March 3 to 21, as part of the 2014 "Women i...
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D300 students learning life lessons from OlympicsFeb 21, 2014 12:01 am - Susan Sliwoski has brought the excitement, the drama and the spirit of the Sochi Olympic Games to her physical education students in Community Unit District 300. As par...
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Universities worry about minimum wage increaseFeb 21, 2014 12:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Officials at Illinois' public universities worry that a proposed increase in the state's minimum wage could hurt their already tight budgets. State Sen. Ki...
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District 50 PTA scholarship:Feb 21, 2014 12:01 am - Woodland Elementary District 50's Parent Teacher Association is offering three $1,200 scholarships to student graduates. The scholarships are open to any Woodland gradua...