Articles filed under Education
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Rookie Mundelein teacher excited about first yearAug 24, 2013 8:00 am - As she prepared for the first day of classes at Mundelein High School, math teacher Maggie Sharp admitted to being a little nervous. Not about being in front of a class ...
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Schaumburg band director enters ‘senior year’Aug 24, 2013 8:00 am - Schaumburg High School Music Department Chair Kevin Miller has gotten into the habit of telling his senior band members they have work hard because it’s their last year....
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Wheaton teacher and her students prove to be one in a millionAug 24, 2013 3:00 am - Kids in a typical second-grade classroom regularly will brag about having “a million toys” or complain about “a million pages of homework.” Eight years ago, a second-gra...
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Grant teachers get 12 percent wage increase, 30 minutes added to school dayAug 23, 2013 3:26 pm - Grant High School teachers will receive salary increases of slightly more than 12 percent over three years under a contract approved by the school board and teachers uni...
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Panelists underscore need for early STEM educationAug 23, 2013 5:30 am - One overarching theme emerged Thursday at a panel discussion on the importance of STEM-based curriculum: Start them young. U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, a Hoffman Estates D...
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Gender gap persists in STEM education participationAug 23, 2013 5:15 am - Jane Halloran doesn't hesitate when asked about her future career plans. The South Elgin teen has been certain she'll go into environmental engineering ever since her in...
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District 46: YouTube clip misrepresents administratorAug 23, 2013 5:15 am - Grayslake Elementary District 46 officials say a YouTube video posted by a local activist unfairly portrays an administrator as being unconcerned if a student gives an i...
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Editorial: Be a part of your child’s educationAug 23, 2013 5:00 am - After the first-day hugs at the bus stop, parents across the suburbs will be returning to their school-year routine. That routine should include involvement in their chi...
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Poll Vault: What do you remember about the first day of school?Aug 23, 2013 12:00 am - This is going to make me sound like a cranky old woman, but when did the first day of school turn into a pep rally? Back in my day — really, I’m only 41, not 92 — when t...
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Archdiocese pursuing districtwide school accreditationAug 22, 2013 12:15 pm - The Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic Schools are embarking on a two-year process to become accredited by AdvancED, the world’s largest educational accrediting agency. Thi...