Articles filed under Education
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AP Fact Check: Did school funding rise or fall under Quinn?Oct 16, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Whether education funding in Illinois rose or fell under Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn depends on whose money you're talking about, and during what time period...
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Public school demographics changing in IllinoisOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois State Board of Education released statistics showing that more than half of public school students in the state are considered low-income, and...
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Dist. 220 superintendent waging battle against state funding cutsOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - The new superintendent of Barrington Area Unit School District 220 is raising the alarm against a proposed state measure he claims would cost his district more funding t...
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Strike negotiations break down again in WaukeganOct 16, 2014 1:00 am - A strike in Waukegan Unit District 60 will continue into the weekend, now two weeks after some 1,200 teachers hit the picket lines. District officials said that schools ...
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Batavia school officials explain referendum planOct 15, 2014 5:30 am - Questions about property taxes, sports practice schedules and the safety of artificial turf were on the minds of people at a meeting Tuesday night about the Nov. 4 Batav...
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Indiana Education Board considering school grade formulaOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana State Board of Education is set to consider a new school-grading formula and new school grades for the past year. The board was expected to ap...
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Black enrollment falls at U of IOct 13, 2014 1:01 am - URBANA, Ill. - The University of Illinois set out in 1968 to boost its enrollment of black students at the Urbana-Champaign campus under a plan known as Project 500. For...
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Woodlands fall concert:Oct 13, 2014 1:01 am - The Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart Music Department presents its Cabaret fall concert at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20. This free annual event in the cafeteria at the sc...
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State seeks input on revamping social studies standardsOct 13, 2014 1:01 am - State education officials are seeking input from students, educators, parents and taxpayers on new civic course requirements and social studies learning standards. A new...
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Teachers union leader Karen Lewis decides against Chicago mayoral bidOct 13, 2014 1:00 am - Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, seen as Mayor Rahm Emanuel's most high-profile re-election challenger, won't run in 2015, a spokeswoman announced Monday. ...