Articles filed under Education
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MHS board meets TuesdayJul 29, 2013 1:42 pm - The Mundelein High School board will hold a special meeting Tuesday to discuss staffing for the upcoming school year. The meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. at the school, 135...
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College of Lake County still wants Biden's wife as speakerJul 29, 2013 9:00 am - Vice President Joe Biden's wife is at the top of College of Lake County's commencement speaker list for 2014. Jill Biden, a community college teacher for more than 30 ye...
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Dist. 300 school board OKs goals for strategic planJul 28, 2013 3:12 pm - Community Unit District 300 school board members discussed a strategic plan Monday as a road map for future teaching and learning in the Carpentersville-based district. ...
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Backpack shopping tips and suggestionsJul 28, 2013 6:00 am - It's hard to think about school supplies while you're still enjoying homework-free days at the pool. But the new academic year will be here in a few weeks, and one thing...
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Mooseheart to celebrate its 100th anniversaryJul 26, 2013 5:30 am - It was 60 years ago and he was only 5, but Bill Harvey remembers well the day three men from Indiana's child welfare department came to his home. He overheard them tell ...
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Nurse works with cancer patients to honor parentsJul 26, 2013 5:30 am - The motto at Cancer Treatment Centers of America is to treat each patient like your mother. Buffalo Grove resident Camille Bejar takes that literally. Bejar, 28 and an ...
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U of I president gets contract extensionJul 25, 2013 3:45 pm - University of Illinois trustees have extended university President Robert Easter’s contract by a year. Trustees on Thursday in Chicago agreed to a deal that keeps Easter...
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Poshard announces retirement as SIU presidentJul 25, 2013 3:45 pm - CARBONDALE — Southern Illinois University President Glenn Poshard announced Thursday that he will retire next year, saying he is ready for the next chapter in his life. ...
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Moody’s downgrades Chicago schools’ debt ratingJul 24, 2013 5:24 pm - Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded its rating of the Chicago Board of Education’s general obligation debt. Moody’s says the downgrade to A3 from A2 reflects signif...
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Batavia schools’ proposed budget counting on more taxes from Aurora mall areaJul 24, 2013 5:03 pm - The Batavia school district is happily budgeting for a nearly 6 percent increase in the amount of property taxes it will receive to support its proposed 2013-14 budget. ...