Articles filed under Education
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District 79 preschool program:Dec 16, 2014 12:01 am - Fremont Elementary District 79 is encouraging parents to register early for its new tuition-based preschool program for fall 2015. Fremont tested a paid preschool progra...
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Suburban districts get funding boost for preschool programsDec 16, 2014 12:01 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 and Hampshire-based Community Unit District 300 are among 26 statewide recipients of $80 million in federal funding for early childhood e...
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Does the ACT really tell you if you're ready for college?Dec 15, 2014 4:30 am - More than 64 percent of Larkin High School's Class of 2012 was enrolled in college 16 months after graduation, but more than half those students might not be academicall...
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Fenton principal to be new Kaneland superintendentDec 15, 2014 12:01 am - The principal of Fenton High School will be the next superintendent of the Kaneland school district. The school board chose Todd Leden, who also is associate superintend...
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Warren D121 board meets:Dec 15, 2014 12:01 am - Officials at Warren Township High School District 121 in Gurnee expect a large turnout for a board meeting on Tuesday in the wake of a school board member's comment abou...
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Technology transforms educational opportunitiesDec 14, 2014 10:00 pm - In the last two decades, few things have changed our lives more than the Internet and mobile technology. Whether in classrooms, boardrooms or living rooms, the advent of...
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U-46 bilingual instructional coach honoredDec 14, 2014 10:00 pm - Andrea Gaitán-Bustos, a bilingual instructional coach in Elgin Area School District U-46, recently received a Special Recognition Award from the Illinois Legislative Lat...
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Des Plaines school's 'Mulan' production a learning experienceDec 14, 2014 10:00 pm - This December, students from Friendship Junior High School in Des Plaines brought the 1998 Disney classic "Mulan" to their performance stage. "Mulan" is the story of a y...
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Streamwood High first in state in STEM contestDec 13, 2014 6:28 am - A plan to teach students about energy management and green housing while helping homeowners earned Streamwood High School the top spot in Illinois in a nationwide contes...
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Lockport school superintendent seeks Kaneland jobDec 12, 2014 4:30 am - The second finalist for Kaneland School District's top job - the superintendent of a one-school district in South suburban Lockport - told an audience Thursday that his ...