Articles filed under Education
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Congress has food fight over fresh vs. frozen fruitAug 11, 2012 7:54 am - WASHINGTON — Are canned pears the nutritional equivalent of a juicy fruit off the tree? House Republicans seem to think so. And their proposal to tinker with a program t...
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Why robots might make great teachersAug 11, 2012 7:54 am - We’ve been promised for years that robots will soon move from factories into our everyday lives (maybe even white-collar offices), and yet so far, the closest thing we h...
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Retired teachers luncheonAug 10, 2012 3:44 pm - The Lake County Retired Teachers Association (LCRTA), will meet at noon on Tuesday, Aug. 14, at Lambs Farm, which is at Route 176 and the Tri-State Tollway in Libertyvil...
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Readers sought for studentsAug 09, 2012 4:07 pm - United Way of Lake County seeks individuals to volunteer as readers or reading tutors for elementary school students in Waukegan classrooms. Training will be provided fo...
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D300, teachers union negotiations continue with mediatorAug 09, 2012 3:49 pm - A mediator will assist with the ongoing contract negotiations between the Community Unit District 300 school board and the teachers union, which have failed to reach a s...
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District 214 approves tentative budgetAug 09, 2012 12:35 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 approved a tentative budget for 2012-13 at Thursday’s school board meeting and set the date for a public hearing on the issue...
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Veteran educator says farewell to Grayslake District 46Aug 09, 2012 10:31 am - M. Lynn Barkley bid farewell this week to Grayslake Elementary District 46, where the educator donned several hats in her long career. Along with her job as principal of...
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Streamwood grad credits leadership program with successAug 09, 2012 8:00 am - Susan Lopez was accepted to the Youth Leadership Academy at Elgin Community College when she was in sixth grade. She started the program at the beginning of her seventh...
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Round Lake High finds new principalAug 08, 2012 2:05 pm - Juan H. Gardner has been hired to lead Round Lake High School, replacing a principal who resigned three weeks before the new academic year begins. Round Lake Area Unit D...
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Huntley welcomes back talented performersAug 07, 2012 2:55 pm - Rarely do performers entertain residents of Sun City in Huntley twice in the same year. But the members of Project Two, a group of high school students who perform Broad...