Articles filed under Education
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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...
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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...