Articles filed under Education
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Author Dorothy Drummond Addresses West Chicago RotaryFeb 24, 2013 10:00 pm - No man, and no nation, is an island,” says Dorothy Drummond, former president of the National Council for Geographic Education, who addressed the weekly meeting of the W...
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Barrington offers Senior Law Enforcement AcademyFeb 24, 2013 12:49 pm - Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart and the Barrington Police Department are inviting village residents to attend the Senior Citizen Law Enforcement Academy this spring. ...
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Stanford University is 1st college to raise $1BFeb 24, 2013 6:22 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Stanford University has set a new record for college fundraising, becoming the first school to collect more than $1 billion in a single year, according t...
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'Much hope' as Bartlett native revamps schools in KenyaFeb 23, 2013 10:00 pm - Had Toni Maraviglia bothered to show up at Berkeley to get that MBA, she might not have time to talk these days, what with all her high-powered business meetings with mo...
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The SoapboxFeb 23, 2013 4:00 am - From the suburbs to your pocket: We all know Thomas Edison invented the light bulb and the Wrights flew the first plane. Perhaps someday the suburbs’ own Marty Cooper, w...
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South Suburban College gets state funds to expandFeb 22, 2013 3:34 pm - South Suburban College outside Chicago will receive more than $40 million in state money to build an addition that will help improve its health curriculum. Gov. Pat Quin...
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District 214 holds special needs workshops for parentsFeb 22, 2013 3:32 pm - Parents of students with special needs are invited to two informational workshops presented by the Northwest Suburban High School District 214 Student Services Departmen...
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District 207 replacing textbooks with ChromebooksFeb 22, 2013 10:05 am - All incoming Maine Township High School District 207 freshman and sophomore students must purchase Google Chromebooks from the district as part of a new program that wil...
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Rihanna to visit Barrington High School March 22Feb 22, 2013 9:46 am - Singer Rihanna will make her long anticipated appearance at Barrington High School on Friday, March 22 — a day the school normally would be closed for the first day of s...
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Diamond Lake D76 candidates share improvement proposals during interviewsFeb 22, 2013 9:03 am - Candidates for the Diamond Lake Elementary District 76 school board shared ideas for a local marketing plan, stressed the need for improved staff evaluations, proposed a...