Articles filed under Education
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Batavia school board seeks replacement trusteeJul 17, 2019 1:00 am - The Batavia school board is looking for a new trustee to replace Bob Baty-Barr, who resigned. Baty-Barr moved last week to Boulder, Colorado, for a new job. "I am sorry...
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DuPage students earn National Merit ScholarshipsJul 16, 2019 1:00 am - The National Merit Scholarship Corp. recently announced additional winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by colleges and universities. These designees join mor...
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DeVry completes HQ move to NapervilleJul 15, 2019 1:00 am - DeVry University announced Monday it has completed the move of its administrative headquarters from Downers Grove to its Naperville campus at 1200 E. Diehl Road. The mov...
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Teach your teen about college costs starting nowJul 14, 2019 6:00 am - Many families struggle to pay college expenses for one or two kids. Certified financial planner Sarah Carlson, mother of two sets of twins, will soon have all four of he...
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Commentary: Internet 101 should be a required classJul 13, 2019 6:00 am - If Americans agree on anything these days, it's that our schools could be much better, and that internet culture is harming our children. I have a simple proposal to add...
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Constable: 'Ditch weed' still part of marijuana's new frontier in IllinoisJul 11, 2019 5:33 am - In the summer of 1970, when marijuana was giving Pabst Blue Ribbon a run as the drug of choice among rural teenagers, I was a sixth-grader chopping it down. The Chicago ...
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Community colleges are weighing cannabis programs. One big problem: federal law.Jul 11, 2019 5:28 am - Some community colleges and four-year universities in Illinois are exploring the possibility of launching educational programs to train people in the business of growing...
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Hawthorn's Enrichment Institute opens to capacity crowd in Vernon HillsJul 09, 2019 1:00 am - The first of Hawthorn Elementary School District 73's two Hawthorn Enrichment Institute summer school sessions kicked off this week with about 300 students participating...
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Why Elmhurst College is becoming Elmhurst UniversityJul 01, 2019 1:00 am - A year from now, Elmhurst College officially will become Elmhurst University. The renaming has divided faculty at the four-year private school, an institution that has ...
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Here's what $1.6 trillion in student loan debt is doing to the U.S. economyJun 30, 2019 6:19 am - American families are carrying about $1.6 trillion in student loan debt, a massive burden that amounts to nearly 8 percent of national income, a share that has roughly d...