Articles filed under Education
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Woodlands Academy hosts inner-city students for Black History Month eventFeb 06, 2015 12:00 am - Nearly 100 fourth- through eighth-grade students from St. Malachy School in Chicago visited Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart in Lake Forest on Friday for a day of e...
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District 54 to explain PARCC testFeb 06, 2015 12:00 am - A free informational session on the new Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) will be presented by Schaumburg Township Elementary Distr...
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Vernon Hills High School juniors show off history research projectsFeb 06, 2015 12:00 am - The Vernon Hills High School library was closed Thursday and Friday, but there was no shortage of activity. The school held its second annual history fair for which 166 ...
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Warren Twp. High supports statewide push for better teachers, administratorsFeb 05, 2015 4:30 am - Warren Township High School officials are endorsing a statewide initiative that would include a push to attract better teachers and administrators. Mary Perry Bates, sup...
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Library presents stories of daring slave escapesFeb 05, 2015 12:00 am - Historical novelist Doug Peterson will present "A Thousand Miles to Freedom" from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16, in the Rasmussen South Room of the Schaumburg Township ...
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Archbishop Cupich leaves big impression on students, staff at CarmelFeb 05, 2015 12:00 am - Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich popped into several classrooms, lunched with students and even got into a “selfie” during Thursday's visit at Carmel Catholic High School...
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Woodland Intermediate spelling whizzes:Feb 04, 2015 12:00 am - Two students at Woodland Intermediate School in Gurnee have advanced to a spelling bee sectional competition. Fifth-grader Hope Cabalfin and fourth-grader Evan Wong were...
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41st annual Street Scenes fundraiser coming to Carmel Catholic High SchoolFeb 03, 2015 10:00 pm - Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein is set to kick off its annual Street Scenes fundraiser, "Carmel Street Scenes Celebrates Superheroes." The 41st annual event is ...
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Study: College completion gap between rich, poor widensFeb 03, 2015 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES - The gap in bachelor-degree attainment between the nation's richest and poorest students by age 24 has doubled during the last four decades, according to a ...
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Community college presidents want to award four-year degreesFeb 03, 2015 12:00 am - Community college presidents across Illinois say they'd like to offer bachelor's degrees, a request Harper College pursued without success in previous years. The Illinoi...