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Palatine elementary students bring their idea for a new park to the boardFeb 12, 2020 4:22 am - Some fifth- and sixth-graders from Virginia Lake Elementary School in Palatine presented their ideas for a new park Tuesday night to adults in charge of the project. Ope...
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Is it time to rethink school shooting drills? Suburban districts say yes.Feb 12, 2020 4:00 am - The nation's two largest teachers unions want schools to revise or eliminate active shooter drills, asserting Tuesday that they can harm students' mental health and that...
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Mount Prospect renews discussion of pedestrian bridge connecting Melas, Meadows parksFeb 12, 2020 12:00 am - Mount Prospect is reviving the idea of a pedestrian bridge over Northwest Highway and the Union Pacific railroad tracks to link Meadows and Melas parks. The concept firs...
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Glenbard Parent Series offers Successful Parent-Teacher Conversations Feb. 26Feb 11, 2020 10:00 pm - The Glenbard Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will present "Finding Your Voice Around What Matters: Successful Parent-Teacher Conversations and Advocacy" with ...
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Jacobs High School's 'Little Women' adds modern music to classic taleFeb 11, 2020 10:00 pm - The 2019 movie version of “Little Women” was up for six Academy Awards this past Sunday, just ahead of a musical stage version of the show coming to Jacobs High School i...
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Elk Grove Twp. schools to borrow $30 million to fix leaky roofs, replace HVAC unitsFeb 11, 2020 4:30 am - Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 will borrow up to $30.6 million - resulting in property tax hikes - to help pay for an estimated $38.1 million in building proj...
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Why Golden Apple is offering 50 students a full ride to earn a teaching certificateFeb 11, 2020 4:30 am - Barbara Cataldo felt her "heart wasn't being fulfilled" working in the business world. The Naperville resident switched careers, earned a master's degree and became a t...
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District 300 board hears from parents upset over changes to dual language programFeb 11, 2020 12:00 am - Dozens of parents and children packed the Community Unit District 300 school board meeting Tuesday night to weigh in on proposed changes to a dual language program. A gr...
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In wake of school vandalism, Lake County forest board condemns hateFeb 11, 2020 12:00 am - Moved by anti-Semitic graffiti at a local school, the Lake County Forest Preserve District board on Tuesday formally condemned hate and discrimination. The resolution, a...
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Parents voice concerns over District 300 dual language program changesFeb 11, 2020 12:00 am - Proposed changes to a dual language program at a Carpentersville elementary school has some parents up in arms. Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 wants to cons...