Articles filed under Education
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Groups lend a hand to teachers with classroom petsSep 22, 2012 7:53 am - LOS ANGELES — For many children, their first pet is a virtual one. Experts say many children who enter the first grade can play video games but few have a pet to play wi...
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Lake Zurich High receives grant:Sep 21, 2012 5:09 pm - The Lake Zurich High School business education department has received a $12,000 grant from The Discover Brighter Futures Fund, Riverwoods. The Discover Brighter Futures...
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Half Day teacher honored:Sep 21, 2012 5:06 pm - Sharyn Powell, a third-grade teacher at Half Day School in Lincolnshire, was honored with a Heroes in the Classroom Award on Sept. 11. The award was presented by Gallagh...
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Teachers unions to fight ‘top-down’ school reformSep 21, 2012 4:13 pm - Seeking to capitalize on the momentum of the Chicago teachers strike, unions and allied parent and community groups promised Friday to launch a nationwide fight against ...
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Conant juniors make visit to 1776 encampmentSep 21, 2012 2:00 pm - It's not every day that students get to watch history be replayed right in front of them. However, for many James B. Conant High School juniors, the curriculum is brough...
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Topical issues addressed in Oakton Emeritus ProgramSep 21, 2012 1:59 pm - Join local experts for an analysis of international events and issues during Passport to the World, a series of foreign relations lectures offered by the Emeritus Progra...
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Legal bills mount as U-46 trial returns for last chapterSep 21, 2012 1:22 pm - $16.7 million so far as final chapter nears
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Harold Banser, Stevenson’s first superintendent, dies at 84Sep 21, 2012 1:18 pm - When Harold Banser was named the first superintendent of Lincolnshire’s Stevenson High School in 1965, the new school was off to a rough start. The campus was built as p...
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Harper College adjuncts reach four-year dealSep 21, 2012 12:46 pm - The Harper College board this week approved a new four-year agreement with the Palatine community college’s adjunct faculty. Annual pay increases for the union, which co...
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Community forum to focus on financial struggles at District 41Sep 21, 2012 11:47 am - Lake Villa Elementary District 41’s troubled financial outlook will be the topic of a community forum Tuesday, officials said. Superintendent John Van Pelt will lead the...