Articles filed under Elgin Area Unit District 46
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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...
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Why U-46 shies away from boundary changesJun 23, 2013 8:00 am - District shies away from boundary changes in wake of bias lawsuit
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The SoapboxJun 22, 2013 5:00 am - The Great Debate: It’s fun to hear fans debate whether the 2013 Blackhawks season was more impressive than the 1985 Chicago Bears, or the 72-win season by Michael Jorda...
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U-46 hopes to train more black, Latino parent leadersJun 19, 2013 4:30 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 is looking for its next group of Latino and especially black parent leaders. The district has had more success in recruiting Latinos for ...
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U-46 grading changes means no score below 50 for studentsJun 17, 2013 11:00 am - Changes to the Elgin Area School District U-46 grading scale were never intended to be issues requiring school board approval. After weeks of intense opposition by some ...
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Suburban districts spend $320,800 opposing online charter school planJun 17, 2013 5:15 am - The appeal process for a proposed suburban virtual charter school was cut short last week — but not before 18 suburban school districts spent more than $320,800 in legal...
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Prosthetic leg brings U-46 grads engineering fameJun 17, 2013 12:00 am - It's the most impressive thing they've ever done, but South Elgin High School graduates Justin Markel, Jonathan Kuruc and Beny Romo can't tell you exactly what “it” is. ...
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Elgin group faces tough decisions creating charter schoolJun 10, 2013 5:15 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 has school-within-a-school programs to challenge its gifted elementary and middle school students. Its high school academies reach the hi...