Articles filed under Education
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U-46 teachers approve contractMay 30, 2012 2:29 pm - Teachers in Elgin Area School District U-46 are one step closer to a three-year contract after union members on Wednesday voted in favor of a tentative agreement with th...
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District 116 officials launch updated website to improve communication, offer more accessMay 30, 2012 12:19 pm - Parents in Round Lake Area Unit District 116 will be able to access student grades and attendance records in the next school year through an updated website designed to ...
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School anti-violence law heads to QuinnMay 30, 2012 12:00 pm - Legislation intended to prevent school violence like the 2008 stabbing of an Elgin teacher is on its way to Gov. Pat Quinn after winning approval Wednesday in the Illino...
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Liberty fourth-grader's artwork on display at aviation museumMay 30, 2012 11:00 am - An avid aviation fan from Liberty Elementary School in Community Unit Community Unit District 300 has some of his artwork on display in a museum. Joey Hill, who just fi...
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‘Golden Apple’ teacher named Maine West Distinguished AlumnusMay 30, 2012 8:23 am - The Maine Township High School District 207 Educational Foundation has picked Jim Sorensen as Maine West High School Distinguished Alumnus for 2012. The local educator, ...
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Schaumburg elementary, high school students team up in robot challengeMay 30, 2012 8:22 am - Students from Schaumburg High School recently teamed up with sixth-graders from Hoover Math and Science Academy to create robots out of Legos. But it wasn’t playtime for...
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District 220 board solicits advice from former membersMay 30, 2012 12:10 am - Elected boards normally acquire no more institutional memory than voters and term limits — whether legislated or self-imposed — allow them. But Barrington Unit District ...
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District 211 approves raises for nonunion personnel in 4-2 voteMay 30, 2012 12:00 am - For administrators and nonunion workers only
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Students at Crone Middle School get hands-on lessons about the Middle AgesMay 29, 2012 12:00 pm - Plastic golf balls were flying across the lawn outside Crone Middle School in Naperville recently when students were transported to the Middle Ages. The school's tradit...
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Local schools the sticking point in pension debateMay 29, 2012 9:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — After months of discussion and speculation, a written plan emerged Tuesday to transfer millions of dollars in retirement costs to suburban schools and cut ...