Articles filed under Education
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ACT scores dip in Illinois as more tests are countedAug 21, 2013 5:30 am - Illinois is one of only nine states that require 11th-graders to take the ACT exam, and in 2013, the average score for the state's students ranked near the top. Utah ha...
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Illinois slow to implement new teacher grading systemAug 20, 2013 6:14 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ slow implementation of an evaluation program aimed at grading teachers partly on whether their students’ test scores are improving is creating pr...
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Tips for taking kids out of school to travelAug 20, 2013 2:00 pm - Those of us who travel with kids know that travel is an educational experience. And family travel gets much more affordable after Labor Day, once kids are back in the cl...
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D129 teachers start year with new contractAug 20, 2013 12:24 pm - West Aurora District 129 teachers will start classes Wednesday with a new contract but no overall raise in pay. The school board approved a three-year deal Monday in a 6...
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Grant High School teachers approve contractAug 20, 2013 11:35 am - Teachers at Grant Community High School in Fox Lake have approved a new contract. Lake County Federation of Teachers President Michael McGue said the Grant District 124 ...
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Toddlers to teens return to Barrington schoolsAug 20, 2013 10:00 am - All 12 campuses of Barrington Unit District 220 smoothly returned to full operation Tuesday, welcoming students from prekindergarten to those starting their senior year ...
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Suburban parents share back-to-school adviceAug 20, 2013 5:30 am - Whether kids are moving into first grade or moving away to college, families face a lot of stress during back-to-school time. And it's not only the students who have a l...
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CLC pilot ground school offered:Aug 19, 2013 4:14 pm - College of Lake County will offer an information session about a private pilot ground school that’ll start this semester. The free session on the program will be at 6 p....
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U-46 has mostly smooth start to new school yearAug 19, 2013 3:57 pm - Last week not a single student was transported by school bus in Elgin Area School District U-46. Monday, 26,000 students were taken to 53 schools. Friday not a single s...
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Classes begin at Carmel Catholic HighAug 19, 2013 11:00 am - When students at Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein reported for the first day of classes Monday, they were greeted by a new principal. Mark Ostap, formerly an ass...