Articles filed under Elgin Area Unit District 46
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Important to salute valuable teachersFeb 14, 2013 4:00 am - I am a parent of three students at Ridge Circle Elementary school. With continued financial hardships and the struggle of administrators to turn around a broken school s...
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Soldier surprises daughter on Valentine's DayFeb 13, 2013 12:00 pm - Ridge Circle Elementary School students and teachers knew there would be an assembly Thursday but they didn't know why. It was for a returning hero, First Lt. Jordon Wo...
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Extended day kindergarten now offered for U-46Feb 13, 2013 11:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 is excited to introduce an Extended Day Kindergarten option for incoming kindergarten students for the 2013-2014 school year. It's a tui...
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U-46 orientation introduces board candidates to the districtFeb 13, 2013 4:30 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 Superintendent José Torres hosted a prospective board member orientation Tuesday night to make sure those people elected to the office kn...
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U-46 to host Special Needs Parent Resource FairFeb 12, 2013 2:07 pm - The Citizens’ Advisory Council and the U-46 Special Education Department are offering a free Special Needs Parent Resource Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, March 2,...
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U-46 to test 3,000 students for gifted servicesFeb 12, 2013 11:00 am - More than 3,000 third-graders will be tested this week and next for inclusion in the Elgin Area School District U-46 gifted and talented programs. This is the first year...
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Suburban schools could get more money in proposed budgetFeb 12, 2013 9:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 would have had $7.55 million more this year had the state paid its full per-pupil aid amount. Under a proposed budget by the Illinois Sta...
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Editorial: Yes to school shooting drills, no to mandateFeb 11, 2013 4:00 am - In the 1950s and ’60s, the teacher would tell kids to take cover under desks when the siren signaled an air raid drill. Fifty years later, teachers lock their doors, dar...
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Bartlett teacher Lana Brozik calls herself a lifelong learnerFeb 10, 2013 6:00 am - Lana Brozik has 7,000 books in her classroom. There's fantasy and science fiction that her students read the most, but also mysteries, literary fiction and nonfiction op...
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U-46 to offer full-day kindergarten, for a priceFeb 08, 2013 4:15 am - School board president says parents suggested idea of paying for it