Articles filed under Elgin Area Unit District 46
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Grade-schoolers lagging in math, scienceDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - While U.S. grade school students have made gains in the past 12 years in math, their performance still falls short of their peers in Europe and Asia, an international st...
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Student investors' choice of beer wins them state contestDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Want the secret to beating the Standard & Poor's 500 in the stock market? Budweiser. After conjecturing that the economy might drive droves to drink, South Elgin High S...
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Budget woes kill Elgin's DARE programDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Elgin's budget crunch has already resulted in city layoffs and increased fees for residents, but it can claim another casualty: the Drug Abuse Resistance Education, or D...
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No settlement reached after first talks in U-46 suitDec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Despite three and a half hours of talks, the parties in the Elgin Area School District U-46 racial bias suit failed to come to a settlement agreement Monday. The privat...
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Elgin parks programs goes onlineDec 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Remember how, four times a year, the Elgin Parks and Recreation Department seasonal brochure would appear on your front stoop or driveway or be attached to your doorknob...
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Prairieview parents fight for smaller class sizesDec 14, 2008 10:00 pm - By now, Joyce McNeill nearly has the speech memorized. "Help our first-graders," the Bartlett mother of four has pleaded at five consecutive Elgin Area School District U...
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3 arrested in postgame brawl at South Elgin High SchoolDec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Three teenagers were arrested Thursday night after taking part in a brawl outside South Elgin High School. Robert Peoples, 19, and Justin Wilkes, 17, both of Chicago, an...
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Lawsuit tab up to $6.7 million for U-46Dec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - The lawsuit accusing Elgin Area School District U-46 of racial bias has now cost taxpayers $6.7 million - $3.7 million in the last 18 months alone. But the law firm rep...
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Four years after last settlement talks, sides in U-46 suit meet againDec 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Nearly four years to the day after the last unsuccessful settlement talks occurred in the U-46 racial bias lawsuit, the parties face another round. Next Monday, represen...
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Elgin High to hold constellation concertDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - If the spotlight begins to shine on the back and sides of Elgin High School's auditorium tonight, don't worry: The tech crew isn't out of practice. At 7 p.m., the school...