Articles filed under Elgin Area Unit District 46
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Study: Teachers morale is lowSep 11, 2008 11:00 pm - A recent study claims teachers are being left behind by federal education law. In a recent series of studies entitled "Strong States, Weak Schools: The Dilemmas of Centr...
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Mom sues N. Aurora school over child's broken armSep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - A South Elgin woman claims in a recently filed lawsuit that two employees of a North Aurora private school broke her 11-year-old son's arm. The woman, Cindy Lapotka, se...
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School districts walk fine line between integration, discriminationSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The U.S. Supreme Court's June 2007 decision to strike down integration plans in two public school districts was based on a simple premise: discrimination is discriminati...
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Fox Valley communities attend winter workshopSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - One loudly squeaking wheel finally got some grease in Elgin Friday. In response to years of complaints about leaf pickup and snow removal performance, Fox Valley school ...
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Suburban heavy-hitter to compete for $250K in long-drive contestSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Austin Christy always brings his hunting rifle case to the range. But the Elgin native isn't out to shoot. He's launching bombs instead. Inside the case are a specialize...
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New Dist. 211 chief's package tops $200,000Sep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board members describe soon-to-be Superintendent Nancy Robb's contract as competitive but fiscally responsible. "We looked t...
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ECC deems summer bridge program a successSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - By the numbers, the Alliance for College Readiness' pilot summer bridge program has been deemed a success. Twenty recent high school graduates from Elgin Area School Dis...
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Sabres attempt to turn cornerAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Practicing football was an exercise in frustration two years ago at Streamwood. The Sabres rarely scrimmaged. There simply weren't enough quality players to make it viab...
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Maroons open a new eraAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - A new era in Elgin's 102 years of varsity football dawns tonight when alum Dave Bierman leads the team he once played for into action at Plainfield Central. The new coac...
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New leaders, new enthusiasmAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Every head football coach has a thousand concerns running through his head as the Friday night lights switch on for the first time in August. "Have we taught them what t...