Articles filed under Education
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Oakton ranked third in nation by studentsAug 29, 2012 2:21 pm - Oakton Community College in Des Plaines has been ranked third in the nation — behind San Diego City College and Hostos Community College in New York — by RateMyProfessor...
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Mundelein High teachers get modest raises in new 4-year contractAug 29, 2012 1:22 pm - Mundelein High School teachers will receive modest pay raises under a newly approved four-year contract. Under the deal, the salaries of 138 unionized employees will inc...
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District 59 adopts $93.5 million budget with deficitAug 29, 2012 11:18 am - The Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 school board recently approved spending $93.5 million for 2012-2013 academic year. The budget includes educational, operat...
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Young immigrants share stories with Sen. DurbinAug 28, 2012 11:00 pm - Alejandro Molina Hoyos, 18, of Pingree Grove was unable to accept the Presidential Scholarship from the University of Illinois because he didn't have a Social Security n...
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Wauconda High student earns top ACT scoreAug 28, 2012 4:49 pm - Wauconda High School senior Josh Zuchniarz recorded a top score of 36 on the ACT college entrance exam, school officials have announced. Zuchniarz is the second Wauconda...
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Retired teachers meetingAug 28, 2012 4:48 pm - The Lake County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon on Sept. 11 at Lambs Farm restaurant on Route 176 and the Tri-State Tollway in Libertyville. The cost is $...
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Oakton receives $1.46 million grantAug 28, 2012 3:09 pm - The Illinois Community College Board has awarded Oakton Community College $1.46 million for adult education and family literacy allocations. The funds will provide educa...
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Author discusses books, morality with Dist. 15 studentsAug 28, 2012 2:40 pm - In just their second day back at school, students at Plum Grove Junior High in Rolling Meadows already were contemplating morality, abortion, tissue harvesting and other...
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MCC budget calls for no tuition increaseAug 28, 2012 1:40 pm - McHenry County College’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2013 includes expanded outreach and satellite sites in Huntley and Harvard, and no increase in tuition. Enrollme...
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A true original: Harper honors 45-year teacherAug 27, 2012 2:56 pm - When Bill Punkay reminisces about his early teaching years at Harper College, he talks about a horse barn, coliseum and holding office hours in trailers behind Elk Grove...