Articles filed under Education
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Average suburban teacher salaries: from $47,624 to $116,044Nov 14, 2012 4:30 am - The gap between the suburbs’ highest- and lowest-paid teachers is cavernous. Maine Township High School District 207 in Park Ridge topped the list with an average teache...
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No changes planned for D300 middle school scheduleNov 13, 2012 1:40 pm - Administrators in Community Unit District 300 have recommended the district hold off on making changes to the middle school schedule. The district began discussing chan...
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Rotary Reads program visits local classroomsNov 13, 2012 11:43 am - The Libertyville Sunrise Rotary Club recently held the seventh annual “Rotary Reads” program in local elementary schools. Steve Risley of the Libertyville Sunrise Rotary...
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Public education in Illinois barely earns a passing gradeNov 13, 2012 10:05 am - Students in Illinois are not ready for success. Those are the findings of a new biennial report published Tuesday by Advance Illinois, a nonprofit dedicated to studying ...
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Grayslake teachers set Jan. 16 strike dateNov 13, 2012 10:00 am - Grayslake Dist. 46 teachers still hope to avoid stoppage
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South Elgin principal joins U-46 central officeNov 13, 2012 9:21 am - A longtime Elgin Area School District U-46 educator who worked her way up from the classroom to administration has been tapped as the district’s new assistant superinten...
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Hundreds speak up on Dist. 300 teacher negotiationsNov 12, 2012 9:00 pm - The learning environment in Marg Molnar’s classroom at Dundee Highlands Elementary School is cramped, she said at Monday’s Community Unit District 300 board meeting. Mo...
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Woodland D50 workshop on ADHDNov 12, 2012 9:32 am - Woodland Elementary District 50 will host a parent information workshop on children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) from 7 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Dec...
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Oakton program looks at Jesus as a JewNov 11, 2012 10:04 am - For centuries, studies of Jesus downplayed or ignored his Jewish historical context — and many studies still address his Jewish background only as a steppingstone to his...
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Harper students build reusable rocket for NASANov 10, 2012 1:31 pm - Harper College has its own rocket scientists, and they’re building rockets for NASA. Scott Mueller of Elk Grove Village and Craig Babiarz of Rolling Meadows, both second...