Articles filed under Education
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Unique design wins Mooseheart’s bridge-breaking contestJan 16, 2013 12:29 pm - In the weighty world of determining which of the 11 student-created bridges was strongest in Mooseheart’s 27th annual Bridge-Breaking competition, the bridges that withs...
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New documentary examines neo-Nazis’ attempted march in SkokieJan 16, 2013 11:52 am - The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center has produced a new local documentary that focuses on the attempted neo-Nazi march in Skokie in the late 1970s. “Skokie...
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Round Lake High School-based health center plans airedJan 15, 2013 5:00 pm - Opening a health center at Round Lake High School may be a year away, but supporters Tuesday provided information and gathered opinions to help determine how some servic...
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District 116 decides to hold off on high school expansionJan 15, 2013 3:11 pm - Round Lake Area Unit District 116 officials won’t immediately seek voter permission on whether to borrow $36 million for expansion and other improvements at the high sch...
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Unresolved fence dispute means Villa Park boy needs to find new schoolJan 15, 2013 3:04 pm - A Villa Park boy whose family is concerned about safety at the School of Expressive Arts and Learning’s new location in Lombard no longer will attend the school. Susan C...
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Grayslake Elementary District 46 teachers going on strike todayJan 15, 2013 12:00 pm - Grayslake Elementary District 46 teachers will be going on strike today after talks between their union and the school board broke down just after midnight this morning....
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District 158 board names Huntley attorney to fill vacancyJan 15, 2013 9:03 am - Michael Fleck is the newest member of the District 158 school board. The Huntley attorney was appointed last week — less than three months before his name will appear on...
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Downstate school district considers arming administratorsJan 14, 2013 5:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — School officials in a central Illinois town are considering training a handful of administrators as auxiliary police officers and letting them carry co...
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Limiting student debt a priority at WaubonseeJan 14, 2013 1:35 pm - The Institute for College Access and Success’ Project on Student Debt reports that in 2011 four-year college graduates averaged more than $26,000 in student debt. Educa...
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Activist hosting District 46 meetingJan 14, 2013 1:06 pm - Local activist Linwood “Lennie” Jarratt of Round Lake Beach plans to host a town-hall meeting regarding issues at Grayslake Elementary District 46 on Wednesday night. Ja...