Articles filed under Education
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West Chicago Dist. 33 board: Little progress in talksJan 04, 2013 4:07 pm - Hours of negotiations Thursday and Friday failed to end a bitter contract dispute in West Chicago Elementary District 33, where a possible teachers strike still looms. T...
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Hoffman Estates High School promotes elementary readingJan 04, 2013 1:03 pm - To help get elementary students excited about reading, Hoffman Estates High School students traveled to seven local elementary schools to put on assemblies to encouragin...
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River Trails District 26 board losing 4 board membersJan 04, 2013 9:00 am - The next school board election is still three months away, but one thing already is certain in River Trails Elementary District 26: The board will soon look a whole lot ...
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Victim speaks publicly about being hazed at Maine WestJan 03, 2013 3:45 pm - A former Maine West High School soccer player who says he was sodomized as part of a hazing ritual by members of the varsity soccer team spoke publicly for the first tim...
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D41 financial forumsJan 03, 2013 2:55 pm - Lake Villa Elementary District 41 will host two community forums to discuss the work of the district’s financial advisory committee. Superintendent John Van Pelt and mem...
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ECC board race attracts political newcomersJan 03, 2013 9:04 am - Six people filed for three open seats on the Elgin Community College board of trustees. Risé Jones, who was recently appointed to fill John Dalton’s seat, will try to ma...
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ECC receives grant money to train adults 50 and olderJan 02, 2013 2:11 pm - Elgin Community College will join dozens of colleges across the country in dedicating new resources to retrain students 50 and older. ECC received a three-year $15,000 ...
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Kids ask about history of droughtsJan 02, 2013 5:14 am - “What was the biggest drought in the world?,” asked students in Jen Janik’s third grade class at Big Hollow Elementary School in Ingleside. Drought is a weather conditio...
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University of Minnesota to review nonresident tuitionDec 31, 2012 3:54 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — The University of Minnesota plans to review the cost of tuition for out-of-state residents. The university dropped its nonresident tuition four years ago t...
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Lake County retired teachers meeting Jan. 8Dec 31, 2012 10:00 am - The Lake County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon Jan. 8 at Lambs Farm restaurant at Route 176 and the Tri-State Tollway near Libertyville. The cost is $14...