Articles filed under River Trails District 26
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School board turns deaf ear on GLCMay 23, 2010 11:00 pm - I attended the District 26 school board meeting on May 18th. I wanted to understand more about the district's plan for Grade Level Centers and this was the first meeting...
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Grade center idea no good for the kidsMay 23, 2010 11:00 pm - We are writing to voice our opposition to the GLC plan in District 26. Three years ago our family moved to Mt. Prospect. One of the primary factors why we moved here wa...
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2 Dist. 26 board members undecided on grade center voteMay 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Three District 26 school board members said they are in favor of moving to grade center schools instead of neighborhood schools, two members said they were against the i...
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Why is Dist. 26 board dragging this out?Mar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - I totally agree with Mr. James Meyer's Neighbor Fencepost submission in today's (March 22) Daily Herald. This situation clearly comes under the classic dogma of "If it a...
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Dist. 26, please don't change what worksMar 21, 2010 11:00 pm - I am a former (District 26) board member and still live in the district. I am a teacher at Wheeling High School where my classroom demographics are very similar to Eucli...
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District 26: Don't change what worksMar 14, 2010 11:00 pm - My husband is a District 26 "graduate" and we purposefully chose to live in District 26 to raise our three children so that they too would benefit from a high-quality ed...
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No easy answers in Dist. 26 grade center studyFeb 22, 2010 10:00 pm - Research says grade center schools help kids find friends, but may cause emotional distress as well
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Let's keep our wits during budget crisisJan 27, 2010 10:00 pm - For many people, the nation's trillions in debt is beyond comprehension and emotional reach. Illinois' budget is short by billions and just cracking the Top Ten list of...
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Dist. 26 mulls dropping neighborhood schools for grade-level centersJan 25, 2010 10:00 pm - District 26 officials have answered 360 written questions about grade-center schools, but questions still linger for some parents. "The school board is only looking at o...
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Money tight? Let's go to Disney WorldNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - One in 10 Americans is out of work. Twenty-five percent more people are bankrupt compared to last year. Foreclosures rose 18 percent in the last three months in the Chic...