Articles filed under Education
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Elgin teacher on hand as Quinn signs safety billAug 27, 2012 10:02 am - A school safety bill inspired by an Elgin High School teacher who was viciously attacked by one of her students in 2008 has been signed into law. Gov. Pat Quinn on Monda...
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Advice on choosing a collegeAug 26, 2012 1:47 pm - Robert Franek, an expert on all matters “college” and author of Princeton Review’s Best 377 Colleges, will conduct a strategy seminar and pep talk for teens applying to ...
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CLC discovers some employees, students in ‘cahoots’ on improperly awarded scholarshipsAug 26, 2012 8:02 am - Four College of Lake County financial aid office employees elected to resign or were transferred to other jobs after it was discovered they improperly awarded scholarshi...
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How gardens help students growAug 26, 2012 5:00 am - DALLAS — Gathered in the large garden behind an elementary school here, a group of kindergartners watched as their teacher snipped some basil, let them smell the leaves,...
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Hispanics set school, college enrollment recordsAug 25, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The Pew Hispanic Center reports young Hispanics have reached a couple of education milestones. Last year, more than 2 million Hispanics ages 18 to 24 were e...
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Longtime Naperville teacher had lasting impact on mayorAug 24, 2012 3:49 pm - Irene M. Kocher’s obituary says the longtime Naperville resident will be remembered as a teacher at Elmwood and Maplebrook elementary schools. But a well-known former st...
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Classes in Chicago expected to start on timeAug 24, 2012 3:23 pm - It looks like classes in Chicago’s public schools will begin on time after the head of the teachers union said she has no plans to file the 10-day strike notice this wee...
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2013 school board election information announcedAug 24, 2012 1:54 pm - The election process is gearing up for the April 9, 2013, school board elections. Des Plaines Elementary School District 62 announced that nominating petition forms for ...
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Poll Vault: What was in — and on — your school lunchbox?Aug 24, 2012 12:21 am - This week on the copy desk, a few of us got on the subject of school lunches. Most of us brought a lunch to school, although there were a few items we liked on the cafe...
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MHS open house Aug. 29:Aug 23, 2012 6:19 pm - Mundelein High School hosts its annual open house for the parents and guardians of all MHS students on Wednesday, Aug. 29, from 7 to 9 p.m. at school at 1350 W. Hawley S...