Articles filed under Elgin Area Unit District 46
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Judge: U-46 did not slight minorities in boundary changesJul 11, 2013 11:00 am - Eight years after a group of Elgin Area School District U-46 families sued the district for racial discrimination, Judge Robert Gettleman filed his opinion, finding most...
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Softball community rallies around one of its ownJul 10, 2013 5:30 am - Courtney LaFerle went to her doctor for an annual physical in June, not expecting any surprises. She's not a stranger to random medical problems — like needing her gall...
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Controversy rolls on over new U-46 grading scaleJul 08, 2013 5:30 am - School is out for the summer in Elgin Area School District U-46, but a controversy over a new grading policy continues to rage. A petition is circulating to get school b...
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U-46 aims to mentor its most vulnerable studentsJul 01, 2013 5:30 am - Among its approximately 41,000 students, Elgin Area School District U-46 had about 2,000 middle and high schoolers with at least two failing grades and five absences dur...
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Former Burlington schools chief loved the classroomJun 29, 2013 6:12 pm - In most cases, when a school superintendent steps down, it’s to retire, hit the golf course and celebrate the Golden Years. For Edward E. Stock, it was time to return h...
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Services set for Elgin teacher Martin PowersJun 26, 2013 11:38 am - Martin Powers didn’t wait for opportunities; he made them, his older brother says. Whether it was his first film showing at Hemmens Cultural Center, or the Powers Entert...
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U-46 promotes from within, fills administrative vacanciesJun 24, 2013 5:18 pm - Vacant leadership positions in Elgin Area School District U-46 continue to be filled with internal talent. Kevin Wiland will take over as districtwide coordinator of mat...
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Beloved Elgin middle school teacher dies at 50Jun 24, 2013 12:50 pm - Diana Martinez remembers well how she got to know Martin Powers. At least three days a week, he’d be typing away at the Gail Borden Public Library, where she worked. One...
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Dist. 300 to launch app for ‘one-stop shop’ district infoJun 24, 2013 10:29 am - Community Unit District 300 will move to the forefront of mobile communications this summer as it launches a new app giving parents, students and community members a one...
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New fundraising efforts help South Elgin cancer charity expand aidJun 24, 2013 12:00 am - Other customers at Best Buy probably didn't give a second thought about the excited 13-year-old getting a new iPad. Sure, it had been Logan Williams' birthday earlier t...