Articles filed under Elgin Area Unit District 46
-
U-46 changes grading scale for failing studentsJun 04, 2013 4:00 pm - Middle and high school students in Elgin Area School District U-46 who don't do any work for an entire semester still will fail next year, but if a new grading policy is...
-
U-46 applying for help for increasing number of low-income studentsJun 03, 2013 11:54 am - The low-income population grew almost 47 percent from fiscal year 2011 to fiscal year 2013 in the collar counties, according to state report card data, and nearly half t...
-
U-46 students encouraged to read this summerJun 03, 2013 8:50 am - Submitted by U-46 José M. Torres, superintendent of Elgin Area School District U-46, issued his Summer Reading Challenge, encouraging every student to participate in the...
-
Principals will be central to U-46 restructuring processMay 29, 2013 4:38 pm - Principals are central to their schools’ achievement. Elgin Area School District U-46 is using University of Chicago’s “Five Essentials” model for success — which highl...
-
Fate of charter appeal uncertainMay 29, 2013 11:00 am - When Gov. Pat Quinn signed a one-year moratorium on the establishment of new virtual charter schools into law, suburban administrators expected an end to the appeal proc...
-
Turnquist retires as longest-serving male teacher in U-46May 22, 2013 5:00 pm - With 41 years in the classroom, Jerry Turnquist will retire as the longest-serving male teacher in Elgin Area School District U-46 history. That’s confirmed by Elgin his...
-
Ex-U-46 teacher accuses district of forcing resignationMay 20, 2013 2:27 pm - A former U-46 teacher has sued the district, arguing she was essentially fired and discriminated against after a hospitalization in fall 2010. Schaumburg resident Jeane...
-
U-46 initiative strives for early literacy in kidsMay 20, 2013 10:52 am - Images of a child-sized hand with the words “Give Me Five!” on the palm and “talk,” “play,” “read,” “do,” “write” on the fingers are becoming more visible in the greater...
-
Secretary of Education to U-46: How can we help?May 15, 2013 11:00 am - U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan connected with his former colleagues in the suburbs Wednesday to take stock of how the federal agency could do its job better. Du...
-
District 300 first to offer fourth-year math courseMay 15, 2013 5:30 am - Seniors at Jacobs, Hampshire and Dundee-Crown high schools will have the opportunity to take a new math class next year with a textbook designed especially for them. Th...