Articles filed under Education
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Ball State president: Intelligent design not scienceJul 31, 2013 5:36 pm - Creation science and intelligent design are religion and not appropriate content for science courses at a public university such as Ball State University because it viol...
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Judge rejects request to keep 10 Chicago schools openJul 31, 2013 4:45 pm - A request by some parents of Chicago Public School students to keep open 10 elementary schools shuttered by the district has been rejected by a Cook County circuit court...
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Oakton hosts nanotechnology open houseJul 31, 2013 4:00 pm - Learn about career opportunities in the growing nanotechnology industry at a free open house 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, hosted by Oakton Community College at the conf...
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State: Pingree Grove charter school must clarify feesJul 31, 2013 4:00 pm - State officials have told Pingree Grove charter school leaders to make clear the membership fees they outline in an agreement with parents are voluntary. If the fees wer...
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Dist. 300 board approves sale of Oak Ridge propertyJul 31, 2013 3:28 pm - Community Unit District 300 has a buyer for the Oak Ridge School property but won’t move students to a new location until the summer of 2015. “That is to allow the boar...
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Parents invited to build Libertyville playgroundJul 31, 2013 3:11 pm - Copeland Manor parents and former students, ages 18 and over, are welcome to help install a new section of playground on the evening of Aug. 9 and throughout the day on ...
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Salvation Army, Target help 10 needy students with back-to-school suppliesJul 30, 2013 5:50 pm - Ten students from Waukegan Unit District 60 went shopping Tuesday for back-to-school supplies through Target’s School Sprees program aimed at helping needy children get ...
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Dist. 300 looks for ways to offset taxpayers’ cost of Sears breaksJul 30, 2013 3:18 pm - Officials consider restructuring debt to offset cost of Sears tax breaks
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St. Norbert in Northbrook wins playground in contestJul 30, 2013 1:50 pm - St. Norbert School in Northbrook will get new playground equipment as one of two winners of a national “Write to Play” playground contest. St. Norbert’s won a playground...
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Ark. district arming more than 20 teachers, staffJul 30, 2013 9:00 am - CLARKSVILLE, Ark. — As Cheyne Dougan rounded the corner at Clarksville High School, he saw three students on the floor moaning and crying. In a split-second, two more ra...