Articles filed under Education
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Liberal arts colleges forced to evolve with marketDec 30, 2012 4:10 pm - ADRIAN, Mich. — They’re the places you think of when you think of “college” — leafy campuses, small classes, small towns. Liberal arts colleges are where students ponder...
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The numbers behind the upcoming state pension debateDec 29, 2012 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Lawmakers plan to return to Springfield on Wednesday to perhaps try to tackle everything from legalizing gay marriage to solving the state’s deepest budget...
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Memorial service Saturday for longtime Mundelein High School scorekeeperDec 28, 2012 4:30 am - Longtime educator, volunteer and Mundelein High School scorekeeper James Ackley will be remembered in a memorial service on Saturday. Ackley, 82, died Dec. 19 at Advocat...
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New Chicago high school grooms future lawyersDec 27, 2012 4:16 pm - The school principal has a law degree. There are field trips to law firms. And a biology class is inspired by the science of crime scene investigations. That’s part of t...
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Keeneyville Dist. 20 gets $1.6 million grant to build preschoolDec 26, 2012 4:30 am - Keeneyville Elementary District 20 will get a state grant of more than $1.6 million to build an early childhood education center aimed at meeting the needs of its poores...
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Suburban schools vague on 'healthy' snacksDec 26, 2012 4:30 am - Lombard mom fights vague notion of healthy school snacks
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Barrington High School donation helps Chicago football program growDec 26, 2012 4:30 am - Barrington High School donation helps Chicago football program grow
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Kildeer District 96's $4,281 board meeting with $7 sodasDec 25, 2012 10:00 pm - Buffalo Grove-based school district held meeting at downtown Chicago hotel
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D103 wins Toro grant:Dec 24, 2012 4:36 am - The Toro Company announced that Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103 won top prize in the “Green Spaces Make Great Places” grant program and will use the $7,000...
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Waukegan High history teacher Joshua Bill wins national awardDec 23, 2012 2:38 pm - For Joshua Bill, teaching history isn’t about asking students to memorize dates, places and names. He wants his students to become historians. He wants them to study the...