Articles filed under Education
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University officials say pension reform had costly typoApr 18, 2014 1:01 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Illinois' public universities have worried for months that contentious state pension reforms will push many employees to retire early. But a small mist...
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Illinois approved for No Child Left Behind waiverApr 18, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois has obtained a waiver from some parts of federal No Child Left Behind education law. The waiver will give the state more flexibility when it come...
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U of I names presidential search committeeApr 18, 2014 1:01 am - URBANA, Ill. - University of Illinois trustees have named a 19-member search committee to look for President Robert Easter's replacement. Easter plans to retire in June ...
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Mundelein High board meets:Apr 18, 2014 1:01 am - The Mundelein High School board will meet Tuesday to approve textbooks for the next school year and to consider an employee labor-union contract, among other business. T...
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Want a fun way to study? Vernon Hills teen has an app for thatApr 17, 2014 11:00 pm - Got a test coming up but want a fun way to study? Anmol Parande has an app for that. The 14-year-old Vernon Hills resident has developed and released to the Apple store ...
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Warren Township High performs 'Into the Woods'Apr 17, 2014 11:00 pm - Warren Township High School students will perform "Into the Woods" Thursday through Saturday, April 24-26, at the O'Plaine Campus Auditorium, 500 N. O'Plaine Road, Gurne...
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Lawmakers clash over school funding with lower income taxApr 17, 2014 5:30 am - The Illinois State Board of Education released numbers Wednesday showing how much state money most school districts could lose if lawmakers don't renew the 2011 income t...
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Students, volunteers fan out to help in the communityApr 17, 2014 1:01 am - More than 350 Westminster Christian School students gave back to their community Thursday. The Elgin school students visited more than 20 locations to help improve the ...
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One fewer bus in proposed Geneva school budgetApr 17, 2014 1:01 am - The Geneva school district plans to sell back 26 full-size school buses and buy 25 new ones in a proposed 2014-15 transportation fund budget presented to the school boar...
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Sprague School students explore the artsApr 17, 2014 1:01 am - Students from Laura B. Sprague School spent Thursday afternoon printmaking, singing, drawing and hammering during "Explore the Arts Day." More than 6oo students from ki...