Articles filed under Education
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CLC spring enrollment:Jan 24, 2013 3:51 pm - On the opening day of classes, enrollment in college-level courses for the 2013 Spring Semester was up 3.7 percent from last spring, College of Lake County President Jer...
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MHS musicians honored:Jan 24, 2013 3:49 pm - Several Mundelein High School musicians have earned honors for their performance skills, officials announced this week. Senior flautist Brittany Sirotti and junior basso...
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Official: UI Labs could keep top minds in stateJan 24, 2013 3:39 pm - A University of Illinois official working on a planned public-private research laboratory in Chicago says it could serve as a job creator for the region and a magnet to ...
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Kennedy gets 5th term as chairman of U of I boardJan 24, 2013 3:39 pm - Chicago businessman Christopher Kennedy has been elected to a fifth term as chairman of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. The board re-elected Kennedy on Thu...
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State board of education raises testing standardsJan 24, 2013 3:39 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Board of Education has made it tougher for students to be considered proficient on state tests. The board voted Thursday to raise the cu...
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State board asks for more school fundingJan 24, 2013 3:38 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Board of Education wants lawmakers to increase funding for schools by $874 million next year. The board voted Thursday to recommend the ...
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Aurora launches Pathways to Prosperity for workforce developmentJan 24, 2013 12:02 pm - Helping students build skills to fill job vacancies in health care, manufacturing and information technology is the focus of a workforce development program launched Fri...
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U of I raises tuition by 1.7 percentJan 24, 2013 11:00 am - Tuition for new in-state University of Illinois undergraduate students this fall will increase by 1.7 percent under a plan approved Thursday, marking the smallest tuitio...
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Barrington teachers declare impasse, strike possible Feb. 20Jan 24, 2013 8:27 am - The teachers union of Barrington Unit District 220 declared an impasse early Thursday in its federally mediated contract negotiations with the board of education. The de...
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MHS show choir wins prizes:Jan 23, 2013 3:16 pm - Mundelein High School’s show choir, Mundelein Sound, was named Grand Champion at the Milton, Wis., Show Choir Invitational on Jan. 19. Fifteen choirs from Illinois and W...