Articles filed under Elgin Area Unit District 46
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New U-46 teacher evaluation plan unveiledOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - A new appraisal system for Elgin Area School District U-46 faculty members, which will be phased in next year, will replace one used by the district for the past 25 year...
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Private schools in crisisOct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - We spend a lot of time writing about the school funding crisis in Illinois. The disparity in spending between wealthy and poor districts. Inadequate foundation levels. O...
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No laws require districts to keep nurses in schoolsOct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Peanut allergies. Insulin spikes. Epileptic seizures. Asthma attacks. School nurses have much more than runny noses and stomach aches on their plates these days. Despit...
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Legislative candidates talk educationOct 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Three dozen Elgin Area School District U-46 community members turned out at South Elgin High School Thursday to hear local legislative candidates' takes on issues. Repub...
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U-46 launches initiative to mentor 1,200 studentsOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Ten seventh-grade boys filed out of Kimball Middle School's auditorium Monday afternoon, the smell of pizza trailing behind them. Notebooks in hand, their sneakers squea...
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Open houses at U-46 schoolsOct 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 has announced several open houses for current seventh- and eighth-grade students to visit any of the district's five high school academy ...
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Video games might not be as bad for teens as we thinkOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Almost all teens play video games these days - a fact which has been linked to obesity, increased aggression and poor performance in school. Gaming might also have some ...
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Legendary violinist shares wisdom with U-46 students, staffOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - If you ever picked up a basketball, can you imagine having Michael Jordan visit for a week to practice? Or playing 18 holes with Tiger Woods and then getting tips on you...
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Elgin families preparing response to U-46's counteroffer in bias suitOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The families accusing Elgin Area School District U-46 of racial bias plan to give a written response to a settlement counteroffer by next Tuesday, their lawyers revealed...
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Larkin student arrested on charges of giving dean black eyeOct 01, 2008 11:00 pm - A Larkin High School student was held in Elgin lockup Tuesday on $5,000 bond for punching one of the school's deans in the face, police said. Matthew C. Greenlee, 17, w...