Articles filed under Education
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Waubonsee enrollment continuing to climbJul 18, 2013 12:57 pm - Waubonsee Community College is bucking the trend in enrollment, reporting an increase in students in three recent periods. The annual enrollment report was presented to ...
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Quick learning curve for new District 41 superintendentJul 18, 2013 5:30 am - School doesn't start until Aug. 26 for students in Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41, but the learning process already has begun for the district's new superintendent. P...
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Waubonsee full-time faculty get raises in new contractJul 18, 2013 5:30 am - Waubonsee Community College's full-time faculty will receive raises of 4 percent under a three-year contract trustees approved Wednesday night. But they will have to...
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Purdue President Daniels denies trying to quash academic freedomJul 17, 2013 3:44 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue University President Mitch Daniels fended off calls for his ouster Wednesday and denied trying to quash academic freedom while serving as Indiana’s...
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Police, fire officials help U-46 with security drillJul 16, 2013 11:00 am - Police officers, weapons drawn, took positions on the perimeter. With the streets surrounding Abbott Middle School in Elgin cordoned off Tuesday morning, an armored vehi...
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Some question limits on U-46 leadership initiativeJul 16, 2013 9:03 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 board members and others expressed concerns Monday night regarding limitations with parental involvement in the district-based leadership...
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Chicago school closings court case to begin TuesdayJul 16, 2013 7:16 am - A judge in Chicago is set to begin hearing testimony that could lead to a preliminary injunction putting the brakes on plans to close about 50 city public schools. The s...
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Demographic change amplifying racial inequitiesJul 15, 2013 6:11 am - Editor’s note: “America at the Tipping Point: The Changing Face of a Nation” is an occasional series examining the changing cultural mosaic of the U.S. and its historic ...
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Great Lakes resident about to get her bachelor's degree at 14Jul 15, 2013 5:00 am - Thessalonika Arzu-Embry and her mother, Wonder Embry, get up at 5 in the morning most weekdays to go to school together. Unlike most 14-year-olds, however, Thessalonika...
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University of Wisconsin regents approve tuition freezeJul 11, 2013 6:07 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Tuition will be frozen for all students attending the University of Wisconsin System over the next two years, while fees and room and board costs will go...