Articles filed under Elgin Area Unit District 46
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How middle school went from chaos to changing livesJun 24, 2015 5:00 am - Generations at Risk series looks at Streamwood school that demands accountability, doesn't accept excuses
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U-46 develops 3-year plan for technology upgradesJun 21, 2015 8:00 am - U-46 sets guidelines for technology in classrooms
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More suburban Latino students taking, scoring higher on AP testsJun 20, 2015 1:00 am - Four years ago, Jaylean Gavina didn't expect to attend college. After all, only one of her parents even finished high school. Gavina, 18, a recent graduate of Larkin Hig...
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A district-by-district look at AP assistance programsJun 20, 2015 1:00 am - Suburban school districts offer a variety of interventions and programs to increase participation in Advanced Placement exams, which for Latinos has more than quadrupled...
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Why local educators want statewide AP standardJun 20, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois does not have a statewide standard for receiving college credit from the College Board Advanced Placement exam. Suburban educators are pushing for one so studen...
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Elgin U-46 board member wants to expand group beyond Latinos and blacksJun 18, 2015 5:30 am - An Elgin Area School District U-46 school board trustee's call for a leadership institute for all district parents - not just Latinos and blacks - is being criticized by...
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U-46 board OKs 900 iPads for PARCC prepJun 15, 2015 1:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 students in kindergarten through second-grade classrooms will have new iPads this fall. The U-46 school board Monday night authorized spe...
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Elgin police, fire to conduct active shooter drill at middle school TuesdayJun 14, 2015 1:00 am - Emergency personnel are conducting an active shooter drill Tuesday at Kimball Middle School in Elgin. The training session will involve 200 role players, Elgin Area Scho...
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'Take the hand that extends out to help you'Jun 04, 2015 1:00 am - My senior year in Bartlett High School, my circle of friends were lucky enough to be accepted into prestigious universities. Miraculously, I was accepted into the univer...
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ECC grads share tips on how to succeed in collegeJun 04, 2015 1:00 am - The first one in his family to attend college. A former Marine. A would-be English teacher unsure of her choice. An undocumented immigrant. When Elgin Community College...