Articles filed under Elgin Area Unit District 46
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Lawmakers closer to banning unfunded school mandatesMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - A new law that would limit the number of unfunded state education mandates on school districts' plates is close to passing, though not without significant changes. The ...
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Elgin High teacher starts blog about being pink-slippedMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Elgin High School art teacher Tom Bremer follows a number of educational blogs. He writes a classroom blog to supplement his cartooning, animation and photography classe...
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Growing chorus decries music cuts among suburban schoolsMar 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Recent studies resoundingly show that music education is one of the keys to higher test scores and engaged and well-rounded students. Among them, a 2007 Northwestern Uni...
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School districts suffer while state funds lag, but severity may varyMar 21, 2010 11:00 pm - With varying levels of student poverty, property taxes rates and local revenues, no two suburban school districts are funded exactly the same way. Years ago, complicated...
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Four school gyms open during spring breakMar 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Here is what's in the news for the week of March 22-26, at Elgin Area Unit District 46 schools. For details, visit u-46.org. There will be no classes during spring brea...
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Calif. tragedy hits home near ElginMar 21, 2010 11:00 pm - A few years ago, I covered the trial of a teen accused of first-degree murder after he rammed his car into an old building in East Dundee. Brian Poliarny survived the Ja...
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Dinner to benefit South Elgin softball, baseball teamsMar 20, 2010 11:00 pm - The South Elgin High School Baseball and Softball programs will host a dinner including a raffle and silent auction Friday, April 9, at Villa Olivia Country Club in Bart...
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Saturday soapbox: Kudos to Wheeling Dist. 21 teachersMar 19, 2010 11:00 pm - A step in the right direction: Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 teachers have agreed to forgo not only a wage increase but their annual step increases for...
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U-46's funding bill passes SenateMar 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Legislation that could help Elgin Area School District U-46 claim millions more in state aid each year passed the state senate Thursday in a 40-15 vote. Sponsored by Sen...
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Local woman killed in S. CaliforniaMar 18, 2010 11:00 pm - A former Streamwood resident died over the weekend after a truck crashed through her kitchen in Southern California. Glynna Folkens, 45, who attended schools at Elgin Ar...