Articles filed under Elgin Area Unit District 46
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Highland Hounds devour books in summer reading challengeSep 10, 2012 12:01 pm - Flavia Birdsell wanted to prevent her three elementary-age sons from losing the reading skills they had spent the past school year developing. So, instead of spending th...
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Elgin Woman’s Club marks 125 years of serviceSep 10, 2012 11:10 am - Can you imagine starting a new club for women with just an ad in the newspaper and expecting the group to last 125 years? While the odds might seem against you, that’s ...
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Title IX compliance a result of lawsuit against Elgin U-46Sep 10, 2012 5:30 am - What began as one girl's desire to play football at Elgin High School some 11 years ago ultimately changed Elgin Area School District U-46 as well as the Upstate Eight C...
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Pizza restaurant to raise money for literacy programsSep 07, 2012 3:58 pm - Call it pizza for paperbacks, slices for scholarship or eating for education, a fundraiser at a local pizza restaurant with locations in Elgin and Crystal Lake will sati...
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Charter school a good thing for ElginSep 07, 2012 5:00 am - As a member of the Elgin Charter School Initiative, I want to provide a few facts about charter schools. Charter schools are public schools. They are open to any student...
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Dist. 15 launches free breakfast test programSep 04, 2012 11:16 am - As students at Jane Addams Elementary School in Palatine settle in at the beginning of each day, pencils and notebooks won’t be the only items on their desks. For a 15-m...
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Editorial: The hopeful signs for workers in 2012Sep 03, 2012 5:00 am - On the day set aside to celebrate the role of working people in American economic life, it can be a little unnerving to contemplate the state of “labor” in 2012. In many...
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Huntley 158 teams with Michigan State to add second teacherAug 30, 2012 1:42 pm - With China continuing to flex its manufacturing muscles in the global economy, more high schools are adding or expanding course offerings in Mandarin Chinese. Huntley U...
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Suspect arrested after fleeing Bartlett crash with school busAug 30, 2012 10:12 am - One man is in custody after police say he fled the scene of a crash with an Elgin Area School District U-46 school bus, which overturned the bus and injured the driver T...
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Elgin teacher on hand as Quinn signs safety billAug 27, 2012 10:02 am - A school safety bill inspired by an Elgin High School teacher who was viciously attacked by one of her students in 2008 has been signed into law. Gov. Pat Quinn on Monda...