Articles filed under Elgin Area Unit District 46
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Could new education law mean the end of failing schools?Oct 09, 2016 6:00 am - For the past 14 years, the federal No Child Left Behind Act served as the benchmark for how our schoolchildren were faring. But the law drew considerable criticism for ...
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U-46 school board stands behind transgender locker room accessOct 04, 2016 1:00 am - Elgin schools officials say they won't reverse a decision to provide locker room and restroom access to transgender students based on their gender preferences. A majorit...
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U-46 honors Bartlett High for national recognitionOct 04, 2016 1:00 am - Bartlett High School was honored by the Elgin Area School District U-46 board this week for its second consecutive silver medal designation U.S. News & World Report's an...
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Bartlett will play at home Saturday for first timeOct 04, 2016 1:00 am - It will be a true homecoming for Bartlett High this Saturday at noon when the school hosts an on-campus varsity football game for the first time. Bartlett has played its...
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U-46 devises ways to make math less stressfulOct 03, 2016 5:00 am - Educators in the state's second-largest school district are trying to make learning math less stressful for middle-schoolers. They are breaking away from a long-standing...
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U-46 releases guidelines for supporting transgender studentsSep 30, 2016 1:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 has released guidelines to support transgender students on the heels of two heated meetings where parents criticized the district for not...
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U-46 board approves spending $511 million this yearSep 27, 2016 1:00 am - Though K-12 education funding has been in flux, officials at the state's second-largest school district are hopeful there won't be any major shortfalls from the state th...
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U-46's EXPLORE 2016 Expo showcase college, career pathwaysSep 26, 2016 11:00 pm - School District U-46, in partnership with its Citizens' Advisory Council and the Alignment Collaborative for Education, is presenting Explore 2016: A U-46 Community, Cur...
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Elgin group revives charter school proposalSep 26, 2016 5:30 am - Proponents of an Elgin charter school for at-risk students are hoping to kick-start the project with the help of federal funding. A previous proposal for the charter sch...
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Parents chastise, support U-46 board on transgender locker room issueSep 26, 2016 1:00 am - Editor's note: An earlier version of this story should have read Tracy Kelly of Streamwood read a statement from her 12-year-old daughter, Erinn, who attends Tefft M...