Articles filed under Education
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District 220 won't raise summer school fees for 2019Dec 11, 2018 12:00 am - Barrington Area Unit District 220 board members have agreed to not raise summer school fees for 2019. Officials said the first session of summer school begins June 3. Ba...
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'Premier' Wheaton teacher leads with questions, storiesDec 10, 2018 5:00 am - 'Premier' Wheaton teacher leads with questions, stories in St. Francis history classes
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Early contenders file in several Kane County school board racesDec 10, 2018 12:00 am - Jeanette Ward's hometown has been corrected in this story. Kane County will have several contentious school board races this spring. Leading the field of candidates...
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Geneva teachers, school board reach deal to end strikeDec 10, 2018 12:00 am - A tentative deal has been agreed to between the Geneva School District 304 Board of Education and the Geneva Education Association, officials announced. The announcemen...
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Indian Prairie District 204 draws crowded school board raceDec 10, 2018 12:00 am - A Naperville school board race promises to be among the most hotly contested on DuPage County ballots this spring. Candidates began filing nominating petitions Monday, a...
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Dist. 211 board says impasse with teachers continues as strike date loomsDec 10, 2018 12:00 am - The Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board shared a notice via social media Monday night that the district and the teachers union were still at an impasse re...
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How two suburban schools are empowering students to create culture of safetyDec 08, 2018 6:00 pm - Editor's note: Suburban Education Lab is an occasional series focusing on innovative programs at suburban schools, often tackling common, universal problems studen...
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Change of learning focus equals math growth in BensenvilleDec 08, 2018 5:00 am - Bensenville Elementary District 2 is in the fourth year of a new math curriculum that's all about making numbers make sense. After three years of implementing the new l...
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Geneva teacher contract talks back on todayDec 08, 2018 12:00 am - As Geneva teachers and the school board prepare to resume negotiations Sunday, a text a guidance counselor sent to students Saturday afternoon outraged some parents. The...
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Community leaders get to be U-46 principals for dayDec 07, 2018 12:00 am - More than 50 local leaders experienced what it's like to be the head of a school during Elgin Area School District U-46's 11th annual "Principal for a Day" event Friday....