Articles filed under Education
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Harper, CLC lay off employees in wake of state budget stalemateMar 31, 2016 1:00 am - Local colleges have announced layoffs as a result of the state's ongoing budget impasse that has left them without state funding since July of last year. Palatine's Har...
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District 211 engagement meetings April 4-5Mar 31, 2016 1:00 am - The next pair of Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211's community engagement meetings will be held early next week to assist the drafting of the district's new s...
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Musician urges Libertyville High students not to wait for inspiration during Writers Week presentationMar 31, 2016 1:00 am - Standing center stage in Libertyville High School's auditorium Thursday morning, musician Chris Mills described the role inspiration should - and shouldn't - have in the...
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Rauner blames Chicago State woes on DemocratsMar 30, 2016 11:00 pm - A day after Chicago State University employees were told to turn in their keys, Gov. Bruce Rauner accused Democrats of dragging out the budget crisis to try to force a t...
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Police: Former Christian Liberty Academy official stole $293,000 from schoolMar 30, 2016 1:00 am - The former chief technology officer at Christian Liberty Academy in Arlington Heights is facing felony theft charges after he stole nearly $300,000 from his ex-employer,...
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Free concerts at Mundelein HighMar 30, 2016 1:00 am - Mundelein High School's instrumental music department will present two free concerts next week. The spring honors band concert is set for Thursday, April 7, at 7 p.m. in...
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Report: Black, Latino students lacking access to gifted education programsMar 30, 2016 1:00 am - Gifted black and Hispanic students in Illinois are not getting the same academic opportunities as their white and Asian peers, yet some school districts are making strid...
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District 116 band booster raise $6,750Mar 30, 2016 1:00 am - A private booster club has raised $6,750 for fine arts at Round Lake Area Unit District 116. Money was raised this month through an evening of entertainment and bids on ...
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How Lake Park is driving its AP programsMar 29, 2016 11:00 pm - This school year, Lake Park High School in Roselle earned the distinction as one of only nine school districts in Illinois - and 120 school districts nationwide - accept...
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Teaching kids to make positive choices: Boys & Girls Club of ElginMar 28, 2016 6:00 am - Soon after the schools begin discharging kids at 2 p.m. on this particular Thursday in a low-income neighborhood on Elgin's northeast side, the second- through-sixth-gra...