Articles filed under Education
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D303 viewing ELL program as part of ‘education cliff’Oct 31, 2012 12:37 pm - The concentration on Spanish-speaking students in St. Charles Unit District 303’s English Language Learners program has at least one school board member concerned about ...
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Barrington teachers vote “overwhelmingly” to authorize strikeOct 31, 2012 10:08 am - Citing an unwillingness by the Barrington Unit District 220 school board to offer a fair agreement after eight months of bargaining, teachers Tuesday voted “overwhelming...
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Streamwood High touts benefits of solar panelsOct 31, 2012 10:00 am - In the two months since five solar panels were installed at Streamwood High School, the school has produced enough energy to power 11 houses for one day, offset enough c...
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Libertyville High teachers honoredOct 31, 2012 7:48 am - Libertyville High School English teachers Anne Singleton and Rebecca Kinnee have been named co-recipients of the Outstanding General Education Teacher of the Year Award ...
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6 of 30 DuPage districts passing No Child Left Behind standardsOct 31, 2012 5:30 am - And then there were six. Out of 30 DuPage County school districts examined by the Daily Herald, only six smaller, relatively affluent DuPage districts remain ahead of th...
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Tough new ‘Common Core’ tests designed to better prepare studentsOct 31, 2012 5:30 am - State education officials say the current method of testing students isn’t properly measuring their progress, but they’re hoping that will change with a new set of inter...
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Majority of DuPage districts fail to meet federal standardsOct 31, 2012 5:30 am - Educators say No Child Left Behind standards virtually unattainable
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North Aurora elementary school passes — district peers do notOct 31, 2012 5:30 am - Fearn Elementary School in North Aurora bounced back into the “passing” column on its 2012 state report card. That again makes it the only school in the West Aurora ...
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Round Lake High fails food inspectionsOct 31, 2012 5:30 am - Round Lake High School's food service operation has failed three of five Lake County Health Department inspections since April, documents show. Health department officia...
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What parents should know about parent-teacher conferencesOct 31, 2012 1:00 am - For some parents, the childhood memory of parent-teacher conferences brings to mind teachers calling parents on the carpet for the student's academic shortfalls. “I rem...