Articles filed under Education
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Steps toward a more educated Illinois workforceNov 21, 2013 4:00 am - More than 140,000 high-skilled jobs are unfilled within the state of Illinois because workers lack the necessary skills. With declining numbers of high school students a...
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Dist. 211 presents updated instructional visionNov 20, 2013 4:17 pm - In 2011, Palatine Schaumburg Township High School District 211 created a plan and vision that would ensure all of its students are college and career ready when they gra...
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Hoffman Estates HS auto program ranked one of nation’s bestNov 20, 2013 3:55 pm - Hoffman Estates High School recently was recognized for having one of the top automotive technology programs in the country. The school ranked in the top 20 nationwide f...
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Waubonsee readies GED students for new examNov 20, 2013 2:31 pm - In the three years since President Barack Obama announced his American Graduation Initiative, many local, state and national projects have been undertaken to help increa...
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U-46 discrimination case back in court FridayNov 20, 2013 12:00 am - An end could be in sight in the eight-year-long discrimination case against Elgin Area School District U-46 as attorneys try to hash out an amicable agreement Friday, av...
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Elgin teacher earns national honorNov 19, 2013 4:42 pm - Melissa Leisner, a seventh-grade English and language arts teacher at Prairie Knolls Middle School in Elgin, has been named the 2013 Illinois recipient of the Milken Nat...
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Dist. 220 administration supports semester changeNov 19, 2013 4:02 pm - But public hearing on controversial issue slated for next month
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St. Francis students learn about food, nutrition and giving back through Peapod programNov 19, 2013 1:03 pm - About 50 fourth-graders from St. Francis de Sales School in Lake Zurich learned how to get the biggest and healthiest bang for their food buck Tuesday, thanks to the Kid...
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WildStang Robotics Team sponsors VEX robotics eventNov 19, 2013 11:27 am - The WildStang Robotics Team is sponsoring a VEX Robotics Regional event on Saturday, Dec. 7, at Rolling Meadows High School. The VEX game being played is called Toss Up,...
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Dist. 121 to host autism presentationNov 19, 2013 11:07 am - Warren Township High School will host a Parent Café on Wednesday, Nov. 20, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. to address transition needs for children with autism, a District 121 ne...