Articles filed under Elgin Area Unit District 46
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How U-46 cut out-of-school suspensions by 74% in 8 yearsFeb 15, 2016 4:45 am - When it comes to correcting bad behavior in students, the old school model of kicking them out of school and onto the streets just doesn't work, experts say. It only pus...
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U-46 to expand middle school gifted program this fallFeb 15, 2016 12:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 is expanding its gifted program to all middle schools this fall. The program is offered at five of eight middle schools - Eastview, Lars...
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U-46 installing new locks, cameras to enhance school safetyFeb 11, 2016 12:00 am - An estimated $3 million worth of upgrades are planned for several Elgin Area School District U-46 schools this year and next to improve security. This school year, the d...
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Dundee-Crown High School to host college and career fairFeb 09, 2016 12:00 am - Dundee-Crown High School in Carpentersville will host a College and Career Fair from 9:10 to 11:45 a.m. Friday, Feb. 12. The fair is open to the public. Attendees will ...
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How one school district is integrating black history beyond one monthFeb 08, 2016 4:35 am - Black history typically gets noticed in public schools once a year - every February - as educators highlight prominent African-Americans and their role in shaping the Am...
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U-46 board member criticized over Black History Month Facebook postFeb 08, 2016 4:35 am - An Elgin Area School District U-46 board member is under fire from a colleague and others over a Facebook post earlier this month she made to mark Black History Month. A...
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Elgin school board member chastised for 'racist' Facebook commentsFeb 08, 2016 12:00 am - Community members call her Facebook post racist, irresponsible
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U-46 designates Feb. 8-12 as '5Essentials Week'Feb 04, 2016 10:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 is designating the week of Feb. 8 as "5Essentials Week" to encourage teachers, students and parents to complete the online survey about s...
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Larkin senior takes 3rd place in WYSE competitionFeb 04, 2016 10:00 pm - Lynn Vega, a senior at Larkin High School, took third place at the Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering competition Feb. 5 at Elgin Community College. Seventy stud...
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U-46 proposes spending $23 million to upgrade schoolsFeb 03, 2016 12:00 am - More than $23 million in improvements, including classroom additions at three overcrowded elementary schools and the elimination of mobile classrooms, are targeted for s...