Articles filed under Education
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Parents: Add vaccines to your back-to-school listAug 07, 2012 11:35 am - Parents, it’s almost time to send your children back to school. Between buying new clothes, shopping for every last supply and enjoying the last few weeks of summer, re...
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U-46 fills 3 key administrative rolesAug 07, 2012 10:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 has made a number of changes in its administrative ranks, filling the positions of director of school and community relations, director o...
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College dorms must have sprinklers by 2014Aug 06, 2012 4:42 pm - Legislation requiring all college dorms to have sprinklers installed by 2014 is one of four new fire safety bills Gov. Pat Quinn has signed into law. The bill beefs up p...
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D303 school board member starts push for more homeworkAug 06, 2012 4:14 pm - St. Charles Unit District 303 will start the school year with a close look at how much homework students have on an average school night. At least one school board membe...
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Task force to transform school day in U-46Aug 03, 2012 4:02 pm - If you ask students, teachers, administrators and parents what the ideal school day looks like in Elgin Area School District U-46 looks like, you’ll get at least four di...
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Palatine’s Countryside completes expansion, renovationAug 03, 2012 12:22 pm - Supporters of the Countryside Association for People with Disabilities decided they couldn’t stand idly by as a waiting list grew of people hoping to access services. So...
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Inmates now learn English in McHenry CountyAug 03, 2012 5:30 am - Case worker: Learning English helps inmates
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District 7 hopes to expand teacher home-visit programJul 31, 2012 11:12 am - Officials in Wood Dale Elementary District 7 knew they were launching a rare educational experiment last year and were unsure how it would unfold. The district began a p...
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State fines Lake Zurich District 95 because of elementary school asbestos management planJul 31, 2012 11:02 am - Lake Zurich Unit District 95 is disputing state allegations that May Whitney Elementary School had violations in its asbestos management plan. The district received noti...
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District 26 OKs hire of new registered nurseJul 30, 2012 11:36 pm - Reversing a trend of the past few years, the Cary Elementary District 26 school board Monday approved the addition of a full-time registered nurse to the district’s staf...