Articles filed under Education
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Elgin teacher pens children's book to instill love for reading, writingDec 09, 2016 4:15 am - Once he learned to read and write, Raul Castillo was hooked on the power he felt from having such skills. Coming from a poor family and raised by a single mother, Casti...
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Ben Carson bows out of headlining Judson forum; school might postpone program to fallDec 09, 2016 12:00 am - With late notice, university might postpone program
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Some residents unhappy about higher Grayslake school tax leviesDec 09, 2016 12:00 am - Some residents of a Grayslake subdivision are expressing disappointment with higher property tax levies approved for next year by two school districts serving the villag...
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Grayslake High lands replacement for retiring superintendentDec 09, 2016 12:00 am - Grayslake High School District 127 has selected a replacement for retiring Superintendent Catherine Finger. District 127 board members Thursday night approved Mikkel Sto...
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How Aurora seventh-graders become 2036 'Person of the Year'Dec 08, 2016 10:01 am - In 2036, the Time magazine Person of the Year will be Trisha Desai. In 2040, it will be Amara Saleem. And all the way in 2048, it will be Nikhil Venkatakrishnan. These...
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Naperville teacher scores $100,000 to promote global learningDec 08, 2016 12:00 am - $100,000 will go toward projects to promote global learning in Illinois
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District 47 board to vote Monday on tax levy, abatementDec 08, 2016 12:00 am - The Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 school board is expected to vote Monday on a proposed property tax levy increase for 2016 and abating taxes. The roughly $3.5 mil...
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Dist. 21's Pritzker re-elected as head of state education groupDec 08, 2016 12:00 am - Longtime Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 board member Phil Pritzker has been unanimously re-elected as president of the Illinois Association of School Boards, a...
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Woodlands Academy hosts robotics workshop for girlsDec 07, 2016 10:00 pm - Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart hosted a robotics and engineering event for middle school girls as a way to encourage girls to tackle STEM courses in high school -...
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Barrington High TV students to get $140,000 news vanDec 07, 2016 6:00 am - The students who are part of Barrington High School's television production program will soon be able to work with a professional news van paid for by donors and the Bar...