Articles filed under Education
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What are the Common Core State Standards?Aug 26, 2013 6:24 pm - The Common Core State Standards have been adopted by 45 states and the District of Columbia with the goal of better preparing the nation’s students for college or a job....
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Body found near route students take to schoolAug 26, 2013 4:37 pm - Authorities say a body was found in garbage container located nearly a block from a route taken by Chicago children to their public school. Police say the body was found...
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Maine West school year starts with new toolsAug 26, 2013 4:29 pm - The first day of school is pretty much the same in any district, but incoming Maine Township High School District 207 freshman and sophomore students have a treat in sto...
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District 200 to ask residents: What do you want?Aug 26, 2013 12:49 pm - In April, Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 voters resoundingly said no to building a new $17.6 million Jefferson Early Childhood Center. Now the district wants to ...
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Learning Express still going strong in GenevaAug 26, 2013 12:46 pm - With the closure of the Learning Express store along Randall Road in Algonquin this summer, some have been worried that the store’s counterpart in Geneva would close too...
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Guards walk Chicago children to schoolAug 26, 2013 6:25 am - Thousands of Chicago children whose schools were shuttered last spring walked to new ones on the first day of school Monday under the watchful eye of police officers and...
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Heritage 5K Run/3K WalkAug 25, 2013 5:47 pm - The Rotary Club of Long Grove will host the annual Heritage 5K Run/3K Walk on Saturday, Sept. 7. Check-in/registration is 6:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. at Kildeer Countryside Scho...
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District 128 board meetsAug 25, 2013 3:09 pm - The Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 board will meet Monday to approve a budget for the 2014 fiscal year and to discuss other issues. The meeting ...
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Gigi’s Playhouse expands services to people with Down syndrome on 10th anniversaryAug 25, 2013 8:00 am - When Carla Flores was told over the phone in April 2012 that her newborn daughter, Samantha, had been diagnosed with Down syndrome, she fell into a fit of rage. “I was ...
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ECC students can get 4-year degrees without a moveAug 25, 2013 8:00 am - Editors note: This article was changed to reflect the correct spelling of John Coffin’s last name. Kerry McCullor is just one class away from meeting the graduation req...