Articles filed under Education
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First day is Chromebook day at Naperville junior highsAug 17, 2016 1:00 am - Back-to-school came for junior high students in Naperville Unit District 203 with the traditional posed photos for mom, new outfits for style statements and mixed emotio...
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Dist. 200 completes $1.6 million in capital projects before first dayAug 17, 2016 1:00 am - Getting to the right classrooms on time, remembering locker combinations and making good first impressions on teachers were a few things on the minds of kids heading bac...
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Retiring District 46 superintendent receives final contractAug 17, 2016 1:00 am - Grayslake Elementary District 46 Superintendent Ellen Correll has received a final three-year contract that will extend to her planned retirement after the 2018-19 acade...
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St. Charles schools show high lead levelsAug 17, 2016 1:00 am - Almost all of St. Charles' schools have unsafe levels of lead flowing out of multiple drinking fountains, according to tests District 303 officials recently completed. S...
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Harper wins grant to support part-time facultyAug 16, 2016 11:00 pm - Achieving the Dream, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to student success, has selected Harper College to participate in a new initiative to engage part-time f...
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Batavia High School to host corn boilAug 16, 2016 5:30 am - Batavia High School will kick off its fall athletics and marching band season with its annual Corn Boil Friday, Aug. 19, at the school. Community members of all ages are...
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U-46 won't be making controversial meeting recording publicAug 16, 2016 5:20 am - Elgin schools officials Monday night refused to make public an audio recording of a closed meeting from two years ago that has been contentious for several months. The ...
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District 300 students start new year with new computersAug 16, 2016 1:00 am - Hundreds of students in Community Unit District 300 welcomed the new school year Tuesday with a special gift - a new Chromebook of their own. The Algonquin-based distric...
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District 214 Literacy Program looking for volunteers this fallAug 15, 2016 11:00 pm - Adult Education relies heavily on part-time teachers and volunteer tutors. Last year, the District 214 Community Education's Read to Learn Adult Literacy (RTL) voluntee...
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Why suburban schools are starting so early this yearAug 15, 2016 5:30 am - While it's protected by law in neighboring Wisconsin, the once traditional practice of starting the school year in September is virtually extinct in suburban Chicago. In...