Articles filed under Education
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CLC up for excellence awardFeb 15, 2015 12:00 am - College of Lake County is a finalist for a national excellence award. American Association of Community Colleges has announced CLC remains in the running in a program re...
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Oakton offers girls-only robotic workshopsFeb 15, 2015 12:00 am - Girls aged 8 and older are encouraged to learn the basics of building and programming robots by enrolling in special Saturday workshops in Des Plaines. Attendees will wo...
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Colleges bringing in atheist chaplainsFeb 14, 2015 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES - When Bart Campolo broke with the church almost five years ago, he immediately began to feel something missing. It wasn't so much that the pastor's son no ...
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Libertyville schools get a jump on celebrating Valentine's DayFeb 13, 2015 12:00 am - Valentine's Day falls on Saturday this year, but that didn't stop schools in Libertyville Elementary District 70 from continuing their tradition of Friday-afternoon part...
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Warren Twp. board's Biondi: Don't harass me to resign after gay remarkFeb 13, 2015 12:00 am - Warren Township High School board member Liz Biondi says she's not quitting and doesn't want to be harassed during public comment time at meetings. Biondi reacted during...
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Science for 'girly-girls' — new NIU program hits NapervilleFeb 12, 2015 4:30 am - Some girls like STEM. They build robots and mix it up with the boys. They choose a STEM major and become engineers. STEM — the acronym for science, technology, enginee...
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Naperville students' model buildings endure earthquake testFeb 12, 2015 4:30 am - The cellphones were set to video mode in Anna Zuccarini's seventh-grade gifted science classes Wednesday at Crone Middle School in Naperville as students watched to see ...
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Palatine Dist. 15 board president: Let regional superintendent decide who fills vacant seatFeb 12, 2015 4:30 am - Dist. 15 board can't agree on process, pick
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Peter Pan and Captain Hook are at it again in 'Peter Pan, Jr.' at Woodland Intermediate SchoolFeb 12, 2015 12:00 am - The willowy Peter Pan, played by Amanda Barry, held a sword to the defeated Captain Hook, played by Yu Jin Lee, as the crocodile inched toward him, ticking away, during ...
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West Aurora High students check heart healthFeb 12, 2015 12:00 am - Only a few days before Valentine's Day, the students at West Aurora High School lined up in the field house Thursday to have their hearts tested. More than 2,000 studen...