Articles filed under Education
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Dist. 26 finance director accepts award, ends tenure in CaryMay 29, 2013 5:19 pm - When T. Ferrier joined Cary Elementary District 26 as its finance director in 2009, describing the district as financially troubled would be an understatement. The distr...
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Principals will be central to U-46 restructuring processMay 29, 2013 4:38 pm - Principals are central to their schools’ achievement. Elgin Area School District U-46 is using University of Chicago’s “Five Essentials” model for success — which highl...
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U of I restricts use of search firmsMay 29, 2013 4:01 pm - University of Illinois trustees have approved a new policy that limits how often the school can hire outside search firms to help fill open jobs. Trustees voted Wednesda...
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Lawsuit filed to halt Chicago school closuresMay 29, 2013 4:00 pm - A plan to close 50 schools and programs in Chicago met a new legal challenge Wednesday, with the filing of a lawsuit that claims some of the closure decisions violated a...
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UIC to insure student sex changesMay 29, 2013 3:59 pm - Starting this fall, the student health insurance plan at the University of Illinois-Chicago will cover sex-change surgery. University trustees agreed to allow the covera...
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Fate of charter appeal uncertainMay 29, 2013 11:00 am - When Gov. Pat Quinn signed a one-year moratorium on the establishment of new virtual charter schools into law, suburban administrators expected an end to the appeal proc...
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District 41 debates reinstating banned book, parent notificationMay 29, 2013 5:00 am - Whether a banned book will return to the classrooms of Hadley Junior High School in Glen Ellyn is unclear, while District 41 school board members argue over the contents...
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District 211 schools name distinguished alumniMay 29, 2013 2:00 am - Four of Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211's five high schools have named their distinguished alumni for 2013. The honorees range from a firefighter and a musi...
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Batavia school board disciplines teacher after survey flapMay 28, 2013 11:00 pm - School board says he 'mischaracterized' intentions of survey
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Watch Downers Grove North graduation live FridayMay 28, 2013 10:00 am - Watch a live broadcast of Downers Grove North High School's graduation this Friday at 7 p.m. The commencement ceremony is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, May 31, on the sc...