Articles filed under Education
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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...
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Can our schools learn from Finland? Huntley official's trip may tell usAug 15, 2016 5:30 am - More recess and less school homework. Sound appealing? Those are just some of the perks students enjoy at schools in Finland. Huntley Community School District 158 Sup...
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District 15 wants to build 2 new schoolsAug 15, 2016 1:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 will ask voters in November to approve borrowing $130 million for the construction of two new schools, district officials announ...
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Program for Stevenson High parentsAug 15, 2016 1:00 am - Parents of freshmen or transfer students at Stevenson High School can learn about mentoring, programs and other aspects of life at the Lincolnshire school Tuesday. The s...
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Makerspace grand openingAug 15, 2016 1:00 am - Mundelein Elementary District 75 is inviting the community to attend its Innovation Station Makerspace grand opening from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug, 20, at 470 N. Lake S...
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Smooth first day in Mundelein District 75Aug 15, 2016 1:00 am - If the reaction of students was an indication, opening day Monday at the Washington School in Mundelein was nearly flawless. "I saw only one or two crying, which is pret...
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Astronomy instructor inspires students to look up and observe the universeAug 14, 2016 11:00 pm - In this age of students staring down at their cellphones, McHenry County College astronomy instructor Paul Hamill inspires his college students to look up - far up - far...
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Reporter goes on the prowl for prongless poly-pocket foldersAug 14, 2016 7:31 am - Shopping for school supplies is a rite of passage for parents. Mothers kneel on the floors of stores, pawing through bins for the correct-colored notebooks. Fathers urge...
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Just crayons and scissors won't cut it for back-to-school shoppingAug 14, 2016 7:30 am - Envy the mom who shopped for school supplies for a kindergartner in Geneva in 1970. According to an advertisement in a local newspaper, she had to buy: • An 8-pack of cr...
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Editorial: McSweeney bill would increase transparency in collective bargainingAug 13, 2016 2:00 pm - Two years ago, State Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton introduced legislation to require school boards and other local governments to give the public a minimum of two weeks to...