Articles filed under Education
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Nicasa Teen Court grantOct 19, 2012 6:08 pm - Nicasa’s Teen Court program was one of only 10 in the country to receive a grant from the Federal Center for Substance Abuse and Treatment, officials announced. The gran...
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Quest Academy in Palatine adding West CampusOct 18, 2012 1:00 pm - About 400 students, staff, parents and guests were present Thursday morning as Quest Academy, an independent school for gifted students located in Palatine, officially o...
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Average debt up again for new college gradsOct 18, 2012 10:58 am - It’s the latest snapshot of the growing burden of student debt and it’s another discouraging one: Two-thirds of the national college class of 2011 finished school with l...
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Salad bar lets students pick and choose what they eatOct 17, 2012 5:02 pm - While their friends joined the long line for a hot lunch at Eastview Middle School in Bartlett, Emmy McIntosh and Gianna Tummillo, both eighth-graders, made a beeline fo...
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Oakton biology professor named instructor of the yearOct 17, 2012 3:23 pm - The Illinois Community College Faculty Association selected Nicole Perry, associate professor of biology at Oakton Community College, as its 2012 Instructor of the Year....
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North Shore District 112 teachers strike overOct 17, 2012 9:40 am - Highland Park-area students head back to class after a 17-hour negotiation session between teachers and North Shore Elementary District 112 resulted in a tentative contr...
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Stevenson High to hold online auctionOct 16, 2012 6:28 pm - Stevenson High School’s third annual online auction runs Oct. 22-29. The auction teams the Stevenson High School Foundation with several student groups. Auction proceeds...
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Lake Zurich D95 receives kudosOct 16, 2012 6:28 pm - Lake Zurich Unit District 95 has been honored as one of 59 Illinois school systems to be recognized for academic excellence. District 95 has received the 2012 School Sea...
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Dist. 46 teachers vote in favor of strikingOct 16, 2012 1:38 pm - Grayslake Elementary District 46 teachers Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to authorize union leaders to call a strike as a result of stalled contract negotiations. Lake Cou...
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North Shore District 112 teachers on strikeOct 16, 2012 9:01 am - Highland Park-area teachers remain on the picket lines after going on strike Tuesday. Officials at North Shore Elementary District 112 announced on their website the sc...