Articles filed under Education
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Round Lake schools seeking book donations to restock library shelvesJul 21, 2017 1:00 am - Efforts are underway to help replace books damaged by flooding at two Round Lake-area schools. New and slightly used books are being collected to restock the shelves at ...
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New Wheeling District 21 technology director hiredJul 21, 2017 1:00 am - Alicia Duell has been hired as Wheeling Township Elementary District 21's new director of technology and information services. Duell was previously director of informati...
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MAP grant money arriving for last year's Waubonsee studentsJul 20, 2017 1:00 am - Waubonsee Community College students who were supposed to receive MAP grants last fall will get them now, a college official says, as the state has finally sent the mone...
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Oakton's Des Plaines campus to remain closed ThursdayJul 19, 2017 1:00 am - Oakton Community College's Des Plaines campus will remain closed for a fifth consecutive day Thursday because of flooding that continues to affect both entrances. The De...
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Cary District 26 OKs $2.5M sale of vacant schoolJul 19, 2017 1:00 am - The third time has proved to be a charm for Cary School District 26 in disposing of a long-vacant school building. The District 26 school board this week approved the sa...
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Maryville's Jen School to accept female high school studentsJul 19, 2017 1:00 am - For the first time, female students will be able to attend Maryville's Jen School in Des Plaines, a year after the campus stopped housing boys because of state budget cu...
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Bartlett High athletic complex project gets $500,000 boostJul 19, 2017 1:00 am - A $500,000 donation this week from a Bartlett business owner will help jump-start construction of the long-stalled Bartlett High School Activities Complex project. Food...
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Rauner pledges amendatory veto of school funding planJul 18, 2017 5:45 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner said he will veto a school funding bill as soon as it reaches his desk because it includes a bailout of the Chicago Public School pension system, an ac...
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Elmhurst, Triton colleges sign enhanced transfer agreementsJul 18, 2017 1:00 am - ELMHURST - To help smooth the path for students interested in transferring from Triton College to Elmhurst College, the president from each institution recently signed a...
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Kids destroy, rebuild electronics in Camp InventionJul 18, 2017 1:00 am - It was a parent's nightmare and a kid's dream - pieces of computers and stereos throughout the room as young inventors used screwdrivers, hammers and pry bars to take ap...