Articles filed under Education
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Valpo issues warning after finding vague threatSep 14, 2012 3:54 pm - VALPARAISO, Ind. — Valparaiso University in Indiana has increased security and warned students via Twitter and email after receiving a vague threat through some graffiti...
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U of I trustees approve $5.4B budget for 3 campusesSep 14, 2012 3:53 pm - URBANA — Trustees at the University of Illinois have approved a $5.4 billion operating budget that includes less money from the state but increases day-to-day spending b...
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Arlington Hts. bookmobile more than mobile librarySep 14, 2012 2:00 pm - When Harold Goldstein of the University of Illinois wrote in 1961 that bookmobiles could be “no more than an ancillary arm of the main institutions, serving as long as b...
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Teachers, union close to settling strikeSep 14, 2012 2:00 pm - The city's nearly weeklong teachers strike appeared headed toward a resolution Friday after negotiators emerged from marathon talks to say they had achieved a "framework...
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Investigation continues after Carpentersville lockdownSep 14, 2012 12:00 pm - A suspect fled from police in Carpentersville Friday morning, forcing three local schools to go into a soft lockdown for about 40 minutes. Community Unit District 300 As...
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Latino Heritage Month kicks off at MCCSep 14, 2012 5:00 am - Starting next week, McHenry County College will celebrate Latino Heritage Month with an array of cultural events and — for the second time — a day specifically aimed at ...
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Editorial: We can still narrow school gender gapSep 14, 2012 4:27 am - It’s nice to think that we’ve come a long way, baby, since the turbulent 1960s and ‘70s, when the women’s liberation movement was burning at its brightest. In many ways ...
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Student growth a factor in District 211 principal evaluationsSep 14, 2012 12:02 am - Under a new evaluation system implemented this school year, 30 percent of the overall rating for principals, assistant principals and a few other administrators in Palat...
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LHS movie nightSep 13, 2012 4:21 pm - The Libertyville High School Student Council will host the first Community Movie Night on Saturday, Sept. 15 on the school’s football field. The film, “How to Train Your...
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Woodland school improvement daySep 13, 2012 4:08 pm - Gurnee-based Woodland Elementary District 50 will host its first of four school improvement planning days for the school year on Friday, Sept. 14. Officials said the pur...