Articles filed under Education
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Coleman Elementary will remain closed Tuesday due to moldSep 17, 2018 1:00 am - Mold remediation at Coleman Elementary School in Elgin has taken longer than expected and the building will remain closed Tuesday, according to a post by Principal Brian...
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East Aurora teachers, support staff picket school board over contractSep 17, 2018 1:00 am - A previous version gave the wrong local for the union. It is Local 604. And the state education labor relations board will not arbitrate the dispute. About 200 East...
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Report: Illinois Community Colleges score wellSep 17, 2018 1:00 am - Illinois now leads the nation in bachelor's degree completion rates among community college students, said a recently released report from the Illinois Board of Higher E...
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'Dot Day' encourages Naperville students to be creativeSep 16, 2018 6:00 am - It's a quick children's book that takes an adult maybe four minutes to read aloud. But "The Dot" by Peter H. Reynolds has such a message that educators at Maplebrook El...
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How to choose a college major with loan debt in mindSep 16, 2018 1:00 am - Dan Brandt still has $32,000 in student loan debt, after earning his bachelor's degree in marketing, but he's not worried about paying it back. That's because Brandt cho...
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What's the most valuable college major?Sep 16, 2018 1:00 am - Taking on student debt is a financial risk, but those who study such risks are best positioned to pay it off after graduation. A Bankrate.com report released on Monday r...
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District 44 setting new course under 'all in this together' philosophySep 13, 2018 1:00 am - Come April, school board members in Lombard Elementary District 44 should have before them a new strategic plan that will be an all-hands-on-deck document following Supe...
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Tax cuts in 18 school districts? It's possible, thanks to referendums on next April's ballotSep 12, 2018 5:30 am - At least 18 suburban school districts could see property tax collections slashed next year, some by as much as 10 percent. An 11th-hour addition to a 2017 Illinois schoo...
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U-46 eighth graders explore careers, pathway programsSep 12, 2018 1:00 am - With help from an Elgin police officer, eighth-grader Leilani Velazquez slipped into a vest and put on a helmet typically worn by members of a SWAT team. The Canton Midd...
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Mundelein High board approves new $41.2 million budgetSep 12, 2018 1:00 am - Mundelein High School District 120's newly approved budget shows a slight spending increase over the previous year's fiscal plan. The school board on Tuesday approved a ...