Articles filed under Education
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U-46 hires two new assistant superintendentsJun 06, 2013 11:00 am - Two principals are being promoted to assistant superintendent posts in Elgin Area School District U-46 this summer. Suzanne Colombe, principal at Bartlett High School, w...
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Bartlett Learning Center hosts golf outingJun 06, 2013 5:26 am - The Bartlett Learning Center is hosting a charity golf outing on Thursday, June 13, at the Bartlett Hills Golf Club, 800 W. Oneida Ave. The center provides educational ...
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U-46 lunch supervisor policy causes safety concernsJun 05, 2013 4:45 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 will implement a new lunch monitor policy next year that has some parents concerned about safety. Layoffs of more than 500 “noon-hour sup...
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Suburban schools push summer readingJun 05, 2013 2:09 pm - As students all over the suburbs celebrate the onset of summer vacation, local educators are offering them a small but important reminder: Don’t forget to read! Summer r...
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Dist. 117 to swear in new board memberJun 05, 2013 12:21 pm - A new Antioch-Lake Villa Area High School District 117 board member is expected to be sworn in during the next board meeting on June 11. Superintendent Jim McKay said bo...
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Dist. 211 agrees to widen search for superintendentJun 04, 2013 11:52 pm - The first steps in the lengthy and detailed search for a new superintendent in Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 will occur by the end of this week. The schoo...
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Quinn names staffer to head Board of Higher EducationJun 04, 2013 5:53 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn has named one of his top advisers to serve as chair of the Illinois Board of Higher Education. Lindsay Anderson is an attorney who served most recently as...
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Decision on Pleviak future:Jun 04, 2013 4:42 pm - Lake Villa Elementary District 41 leaders will discuss a proposal to close Pleviak Elementary School on June 10. A final decision on the fate of the aging school at Gran...
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U-46 changes grading scale for failing studentsJun 04, 2013 4:00 pm - Middle and high school students in Elgin Area School District U-46 who don't do any work for an entire semester still will fail next year, but if a new grading policy is...
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Zebra stripes serve as camouflage in the wildJun 04, 2013 1:50 pm - Students in Nancy Sullivan’s sixth grade class at Frederick Nerge Elementary School, Roselle, asked, “Why do zebras have stripes and not horses since they are from the s...