Articles filed under Education
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Mead Junior High in Elk Grove raises Special Olympics bannerNov 20, 2018 12:00 am - Mead Junior High School in Elk Grove Village raised a Special Olympics Unified Champion School banner Tuesday, a recognition of its meeting national standards of excelle...
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Love the outdoors? Sign up to become a Kane County Certified NaturalistNov 19, 2018 5:00 am - Nature is good for you. There's a growing body of research showing that a daily dose of nature improves physical and mental health. If you're like me, you want to know a...
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Oakton hires new business and career programs deanNov 19, 2018 12:00 am - Oakton Community College has hired a new associate vice president for workforce education/dean of business and career programs. Marc Battista, currently dean of sustaina...
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District 211 teachers plan picket to bolster bid for new contractNov 19, 2018 12:00 am - The teachers union of Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 plans to picket and hold a town-hall meeting next week to try to solicit community support for the app...
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Fortune Brands creates trade scholarshipsNov 19, 2018 12:00 am - DEERFIELD - Fortune Brands Home & Security has partnered with City Colleges of Chicago to create a new Skilled Trades Scholarship. The scholarship aims to create a pipel...
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State school board association: Don't arm teachers in schoolsNov 17, 2018 12:00 am - The Illinois Association of School Boards on Saturday decided not to support legislation that would let local school boards arm trained faculty members inside schools. F...
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Enchanted Backpack brings bounty of supplies to Gavin Central schoolNov 16, 2018 12:00 am - Students at Gavin Central Elementary School in Ingleside are unpacking a special delivery of needed supplies. Two large vans filled with winter coats, hats, classroom ne...
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Therapeutic day school seeks to open in Lake in the HillsNov 16, 2018 12:00 am - Lake in the Hills village officials are considering a proposal for a therapeutic day school for special-needs children. Parkland Preparatory Academy, which has schools i...
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Plan for armed retired cops in Palatine grade schools: Good safety move vs. too riskyNov 16, 2018 12:00 am - A Palatine school district's plan to increase security by hiring retired police officers to serve as armed clerical workers is drawing mixed reviews from police, parents...
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Huntley High special education students launch profitable candle-making businessNov 15, 2018 12:00 am - A job skills program at Huntley High School is helping turn special education students' talents into a profitable candle-making business. Students started making candles...