Articles filed under Education
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District 50 honors retirees:May 22, 2013 5:24 pm - Woodland Elementary District 50 has recognized 15 retirees for the 2012-13 school year. They are: Elaine Brya, Cathy Burke, Fernando Delgado, Patrick Ferrara, Kathleen G...
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St. Charles teachers get 2.8 raises for each of next three yearsMay 22, 2013 5:24 pm - St. Charles Unit District 303 teachers will get their first raise in two years in August following approval of a new three-year contract by the school board. The deal pr...
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Turnquist retires as longest-serving male teacher in U-46May 22, 2013 5:00 pm - With 41 years in the classroom, Jerry Turnquist will retire as the longest-serving male teacher in Elgin Area School District U-46 history. That’s confirmed by Elgin his...
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Protesters storm meeting on Chicago school closuresMay 22, 2013 3:22 pm - Protesters of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to close dozens of city schools have been removed from a school board meeting in Chicago and from the state Capitol in Springfiel...
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U of I’s 117-year-old telescope getting repairsMay 22, 2013 3:22 pm - URBANA, Ill. — Like anything that’s 117 years old, the telescope in the University of Illinois’ observatory could use a little work. This summer, it will get it. A crew ...
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Purdue freezes tuition on main campusMay 22, 2013 3:21 pm - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue University trustees have approved a tuition freeze and lower costs for students on the main campus in West Lafayette. The trustees on W...
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State Senate approves sex education billMay 22, 2013 3:21 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois public schools that teach sex education will have to include information about contraception and sexually transmitted diseases instead of a curric...
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Lincolnshire boy 2nd in National Geographic BeeMay 22, 2013 3:00 pm - A seventh-grader from the Northwest suburbs placed second in the 25th annual National Geographic Bee on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Conrad Oberhaus, 13, a student at ...
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Ingleside school wins $25,000 in recycling contestMay 22, 2013 2:49 pm - St. Bede Catholic School in unincorporated Ingleside now has a lot of green to help it become greener by winning a national recycling contest. With all 220 students, tea...
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Des Plaines forum stresses vigilance against hazingMay 22, 2013 2:01 pm - A community forum on hazing and bullying held Wednesday night in Des Plaines in response to the hazing of soccer players last September at Maine West High School drew a ...