Articles filed under Education
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First ladies and presidentsJun 26, 2012 3:00 pm - You wanted to know Rachel Boehm's second-graders at Hawthorn Elementary North in Vernon Hills asked, “Why do we call Michelle Obama the First Lady? Where did the preside...
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MHS board meets ThursdayJun 26, 2012 1:28 pm - The Mundelein High School board will hold a special meeting Thursday to discuss personnel matters and other issues. The session is set for 6:30 p.m. at the school, 1350 ...
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Golfview Elementary receives library grantJun 26, 2012 11:52 am - Golfview Elementary School has received a $5,000 grant from the Laura Bush Library Foundation that will be used to expand the library’s bilingual selections to give ever...
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Lake Villa’s Palombi Middle School to renovate auditoriumJun 26, 2012 11:09 am - Students of Palombi Middle School in Lake Villa will be able to more comfortably sit back, relax and enjoy shows in a renovated auditorium this fall. Work includes the i...
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MCC considers switch in how administrators are paidJun 25, 2012 7:11 pm - Community colleges in the Northwest suburbs have different policies regarding how they pay administrators, from across-the-board percentage increases at College of Lake ...
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New assistant principal at Woodland:Jun 25, 2012 6:39 pm - Nicole Bellini was named assistant principal at Woodland Elementary East, Woodland Elementary District 50 announced Monday. Bellini of Vernon Hills, has more than 10 yea...
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Quinn signs laws that cut superintendents, beef up math curriculumJun 25, 2012 3:36 pm - Illinois will reduce the number of regional schools superintendents by roughly 20 percent and look at beefing up math requirements for middle and high school students un...
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Compromise needed on student loan ratesJun 25, 2012 5:00 am - Higher education is not just a goal for students; it’s a national priority that will keep the U.S. economically competitive in the global marketplace. Unfortunately, tha...
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American science students have trouble thinking critically, tests showJun 23, 2012 7:02 am - American children do much better identifying the correct answers to simple scientific tasks than using evidence from their experiments to explain those answers. The Nati...
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Arlington Hts. Greenbrier School parents fight to keep librarianJun 22, 2012 2:12 pm - Parents of students at Greenbrier Elementary School showed up again to an Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 board meeting Thursday in order to voice complaints ab...