Articles filed under Education
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Judson University named 2015 Christian College of DistinctionAug 17, 2015 11:00 pm - Judson University, a Christian liberal arts college in Elgin, was among 58 higher learning institutions named as "2015 Christian Colleges of Distinction" for the 2015-20...
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Do schools start too early? CDC report says yesAug 17, 2015 6:00 am - Five out of every six middle schools and high schools nationwide start classes earlier than 8:30 a.m., making it difficult for teens to get the sleep they need to be hea...
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U-46 welcomes new faces, students as classes beginAug 17, 2015 1:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 welcomed many new faces to its administrative team and more than 40,000 students who returned to classes Monday. Among them are six new ...
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Dist. 211 could buy new Higgins Education CenterAug 17, 2015 1:00 am - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 will hold an open house on Thursday, Sept. 3 for its new Higgins Education Center, just east of Hoffman Estates High School ...
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U-46 board reviews proposed school year expensesAug 17, 2015 1:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 officials propose spending roughly $507 million this school year, including $7 million in reserve funds for capital expenses. The distri...
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Illinois community college system marks 50th anniversaryAug 17, 2015 1:00 am - The Illinois community college system is 50 years old. State legislators and higher education leaders celebrated this half-century of achievement Aug. 12 at Joliet Junio...
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Palatine church produce ministry celebrates 10 yearsAug 16, 2015 11:00 pm - The Presbyterian Church of Palatine quietly celebrated a milestone this summer: Members have been growing vegetables in their large garden beds for 10 years now, and don...
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Campus childcare could cut costs for a quarter of undergradsAug 16, 2015 7:41 am - Democrats vying for the White House are promoting an unusual way to slash the cost of college for millions of American students: invest in daycare. Slightly more than a ...
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5 financial rules every college student should live byAug 16, 2015 7:31 am - It's time to stuff your suitcases full of all your earthly belongings and go shopping for a hoodie bearing some fearsome mascot. You're headed off to college, perhaps th...
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Don't want to vaccinate your kids? Soon you'll need doctor's noteAug 16, 2015 5:30 am - A new law requires parents to get a doctor's note before claiming a religious exemption from getting their kids vaccinated, but the change won't affect students heading ...