Articles filed under Education
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D300 names new hiresMay 14, 2012 12:00 am - A longtime Community Unit District 300 educator will shift from one principal role to another, while a one-time legal adviser to the district will move into an administr...
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Burger Challenge for charityMay 13, 2012 4:33 pm - A culinary creation called the Heart Attack Burger was the big winner at the second Burger Challenge held last week at Tom and Eddie’s restaurant in Vernon Hills. About ...
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Huntley High senior qualifies for public speaking nationalsMay 12, 2012 8:00 am - Marta Makowski could have had a career in musical theater. But Huntley High School’s theater and music director recognized that the Lake In the Hills resident had a...
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Tentative U-46 contract deal reached, both sides sayMay 11, 2012 8:27 pm - Board, teachers association agree; details to come
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U-46 intern program would create admin pipelineMay 11, 2012 6:00 pm - This fall, Elgin Area School District U-46 will start an internship program — not for high school or college students — but for current employees aspiring to become admi...
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U of I promotes dean to provostMay 11, 2012 5:17 pm - URBANA, Ill. — The University of Illinois has chosen the dean of its College of Engineering to take over as provost at the school’s flagship campus. Urbana-Champaign cam...
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D50 band sign-up meetingsMay 10, 2012 6:58 pm - The fifth grade beginning band mandatory signup meetings have been scheduled in May and August at Intermediate School, 1115 N. Hunt Club Road, Gurnee. The meetings are s...
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Teachers, staff to be recognized in ceremony in St. CharlesMay 10, 2012 4:05 pm - The Kane County Regional Office of Education will bestow its annual awards Friday night at Pheasant Run’s Mega Center in St. Charles. Awards are given to elementary, mid...
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Area schools ranked among best in state, nation by U.S. News & World ReportMay 10, 2012 12:00 pm - Several suburban high schools were recognized as being among the best in Illinois and across the nation in recent rankings by U.S. News & World Report. Topping the list...
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Report: Eighth-grade students still lag in scienceMay 10, 2012 10:00 am - ATLANTA — Eighth-graders in the U.S. are doing better in science than they were two years ago, but seven out of 10 still are not considered proficient, the federal gover...