Articles filed under Education
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Pirates plying their trade for thousands of yearsJul 04, 2016 11:00 pm - "How do masts and sails turn differently on pirate boats?" asked a young patron at Wauconda Area Library's summer STEM program. Pirates - robbers of the seas - have been...
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'Free' MBA may fit small business needsJul 03, 2016 1:00 am - You've moved past 18th century British poet Alexander Pope's often misquoted, "A little learning is a dangerous thing" and decided a little more learning - maybe even an...
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INCubatoredu to host national entrepreneurship summitJul 03, 2016 1:00 am - Barrington-based high school entrepreneurship program INCubatoredu will host a national summit of educators from its 60 member schools across eight states. The summit, a...
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DeVry Education Group appoints new board directorJul 01, 2016 1:00 am - DOWNERS GROVE - DeVry Education Group has appointed Michael W. Malafronte, managing partner of International Value Advisers, LLC and president of the IVA Funds, to its b...
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Second Oak Brook family sues Butler District 53 in cheating scandalJun 30, 2016 1:00 am - A second Oak Brook family has filed a lawsuit against Butler Elementary District 53 and its board of trustees, alleging the mistreatment of a 9-year-old boy accused of c...
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Butler District 53 superintendent responds to 2nd lawsuit in cheating scandalJun 30, 2016 1:00 am - Shortly after speaking with the Daily Herald Thursday regarding the second lawsuit filed against Butler Elementary District 53, Superintendent Heidi Wennstrom released a...
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Contract talks stalled in Bloomingdale District 13Jun 29, 2016 1:00 am - Teacher contract talks have stalled in Bloomingdale Elementary District 13, where the two sides have no immediate plans to return to the bargaining table, the school boa...
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Constable: Teachers spend summer working for fallJun 28, 2016 5:41 am - On a glorious summer day while commuting to work, driving as part of work or being stuck in a cubicle actually working, some folks might daydream about being a teacher. ...
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Kids have fun, get creative in Libertyville District 70 summer schoolJun 28, 2016 1:00 am - Third- and fourth-graders ate dirt in cooking class while fifth-grade students created circuit boards using modeling compound - all part of summer school classes in Libe...
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Community voices anger at release of Fenton HS soccer coachJun 28, 2016 1:00 am - A group of students, parents and community members is expressing outrage at the unexpected dismissal of a longtime boys soccer head coach at Fenton High School. More tha...