Articles filed under Education
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Harper Grad Will Tackle Next Courses as Fellow in GermanyMay 14, 2013 11:00 pm - After completing her Harper College associate degree this May, Stephanie Bemis planned to pursue a bachelor's degree in education close to home. Instead, she'll head acr...
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Voluntary school merger bill goes to QuinnMay 14, 2013 6:32 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Legislation that would help Illinois public school districts merge to save money is headed for Gov. Pat Quinn’s desk. The measure comes out of Lt. Gov. She...
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District 300 first to offer fourth-year math courseMay 14, 2013 4:28 pm - Seniors at Jacobs, Hampshire and Dundee-Crown high schools will have the opportunity to take a new math class next year with a textbook designed especially for them. Th...
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Educators on virtual charter schools: Hold off a yearMay 14, 2013 5:15 am - Several suburban superintendents have taken time away from end-of-year activities in their districts in recent weeks to travel to Springfield. They are pushing for a one...
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Hampshire HS senior hopes to make a career out of filmMay 13, 2013 1:20 pm - When Danny Heck was in eighth grade, he and his friends made an Indiana Jones movie with a camcorder. He had such a good time it prompted some research into the film ind...
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Edible leaves are part of nutritious mealsMay 13, 2013 12:00 pm - Third-graders in Jen Janik's class at Big Hollow Elementary School in Ingleside want to know, “Are leaves edible? Why or why not?” A delicious meal might include many ed...
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Second career a serendipitous fit for Geneva art teacherMay 13, 2013 7:15 am - Al Ochsner didn't set out to be a teacher. He is a professional artist. But in the early 2000s, he was also a single father to two boys, and needed more cash. He became ...
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Tips from a great teacherMay 13, 2013 7:12 am - We asked Al Ochsner, art teacher at Geneva High School, for some advice for parents. In his own words: Take an interest: My advice to high school parents would be to be ...
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Al Ochsner, in the words of his studentsMay 13, 2013 7:00 am - According to Al Ochsner's independent-study student, 17-year-old senior Becca Hac, Ochsner “is not an easy teacher.” His persistence in making her become better at matti...
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Unusual charter school proposal developed at breakneck speedMay 13, 2013 5:30 am - More than 2.3 million students attend charter schools in the U.S., according to an estimate by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. That’s about 6,000 scho...