Articles filed under Education
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Geneva board inclined to all-day kindergartenFeb 03, 2014 9:41 am - The Geneva school board favors instituting all-day kindergarten for all students, if the estimated $352,000 cost can be reduced. The board directed the district’s admini...
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Lake County retired teachers meetingFeb 03, 2014 8:27 am - The Lake County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at Lambs Farm restaurant, Route 176 and I-94, near Libertyville. The cost is $16 per ...
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Technology keeps suburban students plugged in even when schools closeFeb 03, 2014 4:30 am - Although most suburban students had four days of classes canceled in January because of frigid weather, that doesn’t mean they all got a break from doing their homework....
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Lake County retired teachersFeb 02, 2014 3:35 pm - The Lake County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at Lambs Farm restaurant, Route 176 and I-94, near Libertyville. The cost is $16 per ...
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Palatine District 15 begins disputed scheduling changesFeb 01, 2014 7:00 am - After a bitter debate that pitted teachers against parents, scheduling changes went into effect Friday in Palatine Township Elementary District 15. Most of the district’...
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Anti-bullying coach to share tactics with Hampshire schoolsFeb 01, 2014 7:00 am - Sticks and stones don’t just break bones. Words hurt for a lifetime. That’s an alternate take on the childhood cliché that Travis Brown, an anti-bullying coach based in...
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Strike authorization disappoints Dist. 57 teachers, boardJan 31, 2014 4:57 pm - School board members and teachers union representatives in Mount Prospect Elementary District 57 expressed disappointment Friday that a declaration of intent to strike m...
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It’s unclear how Quinn would pay for early educationJan 31, 2014 3:24 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn detailed an ambitious early childhood education plan during his State of the State address this week, but left out of the annual speech was ...
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District 95 kindergarten session:Jan 31, 2014 12:34 pm - Lake Zurich Unit School District 95 will host a kindergarten information and registration night on Thursday, Feb. 6, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at each of the five elementary s...
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Vernon Hills students get creative to promote fire safetyJan 31, 2014 11:35 am - Eighth-graders at Hawthorn Middle School North teamed up with their student advisory groups to perform fire safety and prevention skits Friday in Vernon Hills. The cont...