Articles filed under Round Lake Unit District 116
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Former District 158 chief aims to tackle school safety, teacher shortage, pension reformFeb 26, 2018 12:00 am - School safety, education funding and a teachers shortage are some of the issues John Burkey hopes to address in leading the group representing the largest K-12 school di...
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ComEd, Round Lake Park school celebrate winning videoFeb 16, 2018 12:00 am - Seven months after flooding caused extensive damage to W.J. Murphy Elementary School in Round Lake Park, there was cause for celebration by students and staff. ComEd rep...
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Flood damaged Ellis Elementary in Round Lake Beach opens new modern libraryFeb 13, 2018 12:00 am - Students at Ellis Elementary school showed off the high-tech features of their school's new Limitless Learning Commons during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Round Lake...
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Round Lake school district receiving extra $5 million from stateFeb 12, 2018 12:00 am - Round Lake Area Unit District 116 is expected to receive roughly $5 million from the state in April. It's money the district didn't plan for, and now the school board mu...
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Comeback underway at flood-damaged schools in Round Lake areaFeb 09, 2018 12:00 am - Last summer's historic flooding destroyed the libraries at two Round Lake Area Unit District 116 elementary schools, but both are making comebacks. Tuesday, Ellis Elemen...
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Suburban districts testing new ways to help students learn, graduateJan 27, 2018 12:00 am - Suburban educators are challenging the traditional learning model of students cramming tons of information each class period, being overburdened by assignments and homew...
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Students from flood-damaged Round Lake Park school win $2,500 in ComEd contestJan 20, 2018 12:00 am - A group of fifth-graders at a Round Lake Park school flooded by July storms produced a video about the event that has won a ComEd contest and earned $2,500 for the schoo...
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More flood damage found at Round Lake Park school, delaying repairsDec 08, 2017 4:30 am - When Murphy Elementary School in Round Lake Park sustained $2 million in damage from the historic July floods, school leaders were optimistic that the building would be ...
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District 116 students see STEM demonstrations at CLCDec 01, 2017 12:00 am - More than 300 Round Lake Middle School sixth grade students learned about lasers, rockets and more Friday during STEM Day at College of Lake County. The visit is the thi...
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Technology use to triple at Round Lake 116 schoolsNov 28, 2017 12:00 am - The number of classrooms at Round Lake Area School District 116 with laptops or iPads will triple in January to 90, after the school board voted Monday expand the distri...