Articles filed under Education
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Illinois College names new presidentNov 20, 2012 7:18 am - JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — Illinois College has picked Barbara Edwards Farley to serve as the 14th president of the 183-year-old liberal arts college in central Illinois. Farl...
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District 214 raises summer school fees, but less than recommendedNov 20, 2012 2:59 am - The cost of attending summer school is going up in Northwest Suburban High School District 214 for the first time in years, officials said, but not as much as was once p...
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Huntley teachers ratify latest contractNov 19, 2012 6:20 pm - The third time proved the charm for Huntley Area District 158 teachers, who ratified an agreement with the school board Monday after rejecting two previous offers in rec...
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U-46 senior provide role models for freshmenNov 19, 2012 4:00 am - A freshman and senior stand toe-to-toe, nose-to-nose in a room at Larkin High School. The older student stares down the younger boy. No words are exchanged, but the inte...
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Lane Tech College Prep: Mayor Rahm Emanuel Visits Lane Tech To Tour Aquaponics & Stem LabsNov 18, 2012 10:00 pm - Mayor Rahm Emanuel recently took a spontaneous tour of Lane Tech College Prep High School to view the school's new state-of-the art Aquaponics and Stem labs. Lane Tech, ...
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Pension cuts could boost state's Social Security costsNov 18, 2012 10:00 pm - 'Unintended consequence' of Social Security costs shows changing system is difficult
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New frontier for scaling up online classes: creditNov 18, 2012 9:22 pm - In 15 years of teaching, University of Pennsylvania classicist Peter Struck has guided perhaps a few hundred students annually in his classes on Greek and Roman mytholog...
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Quinn launches education campaign for pension reformNov 18, 2012 10:00 am - The earliest pensions date back to the time of Augustus Caesar and the Roman Empire. Military pensions in the United States have been common since the American Revolutio...
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Lake County teaching certificate current?Nov 18, 2012 10:00 am - The Lake County Regional Superintendent of Schools urges all Lake County teachers to be sure their Illinois teaching certificates are currently registered. On Aug. 26, 2...
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Dist. 62 chief is ‘Superintendent of the Year’Nov 17, 2012 10:00 pm - Des Plaines Elementary District 62 Superintendent Jane Westerhold has been named the 2013 Illinois Superintendent of the Year by the Illinois Association of School Admin...