Articles filed under Education
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Suburban schools aim to increase staff diversity to mirror studentsOct 15, 2013 5:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 is the state's second-largest, and one of the most diverse — 68 percent of its more than 40,000 students are ethnic minorities. But they'...
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University of Chicago adds to its list of Nobel winnersOct 14, 2013 3:49 pm - A note to the students of Chicago economist Eugene Fama: Just because your teacher won the Nobel Prize for economics on Monday, that test he’s scheduled for Tuesday is s...
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District 214 will form committee to discuss surplus fundsOct 14, 2013 11:28 am - Long criticized for keeping too much of its taxpayer dollars in reserve, Northwest Suburban High School District 214 is now creating a committee to discuss how to spend ...
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Windsor School's 'farm to table' experience a hitOct 14, 2013 2:00 am - Homegrown vegetables illustrate the origins of food for young students
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District 103 parent night Oct. 22Oct 13, 2013 2:36 pm - Lincolnshire-Prairieview Elementary District 103 will host a special Parent Information Night on Tuesday, Oct. 22, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Daniel Wright Junior High School, ...
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Bartlett family finds Mensa unstuffy funOct 13, 2013 8:00 am - If you are at a costume party and chuckle knowingly at the couple dressed like sheep, with one covered in ants and the other sporting a toad clutching a ream of paper, y...
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Families learn about Hispanic culture in ElginOct 12, 2013 11:00 am - With “passports” in hand, local children and their families visited Venezuela, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and other Latin countries Saturday at Gail Borden Public Library's fo...
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St. Charles students post record ACT average, or do they?Oct 12, 2013 8:00 am - By the standard that high schools are measured by possibly more than any other, St. Charles Unit District 303 reached a new personal best. The students who graduated fr...
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NIU president shakes up administrative structureOct 11, 2013 5:57 pm - Northern Illinois University’s president says he’s making broad administrative changes, including splitting the beleaguered Division of Finance and Facilities. The (DeKa...
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Chicago couple give $15M to DePauw music schoolOct 11, 2013 5:21 pm - GREENCASTLE, Ind. — A Chicago couple are giving $15 million to DePauw University toward a plan for better preparing musicians to market themselves and reach broader audi...