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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...
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Principal to move from Des Plaines junior high to Mount Prospect elementary schoolFeb 11, 2020 12:00 am - The new principal of Friendship Junior High School in Des Plaines will leave at the end of the school year to become principal at Indian Grove Elementary School in Mount...
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Arlington Hts. educators named Hearts of Gold winnersFeb 10, 2020 10:00 pm - Two District 25 educators will receive Hearts of Gold honors in Arlington Heights: Nicki Koch, Educator On a dreary Wednesday morning in January, a new student walk...
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Naperville American Legion hosts Constitutional Speech ContestFeb 10, 2020 10:00 pm - On Saturday morning Feb. 8, seven young speakers took the stage at the Naperville American Legion Post 43 for the seventh- and eighth-grade Constitutional Speech Contest...
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East Aurora Band Boosters host annual pancake breakfast Feb. 15Feb 10, 2020 10:00 pm - East Aurora High School Band Boosters will hold its annual pancake breakfast fundraiser Saturday, Feb. 15, from 7 to 11 a.m. in the school cafeteria, 500 Tomcat Lane. Th...
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'Band nerd for life': How Batavia teacher's lessons use 'Old Town Road,' basketballFeb 10, 2020 5:00 am - On a Wednesday morning before school, Lisa Hatfield stands in front of her fifth-grade band ensemble and leads the roughly 90 students in rehearsing the song “Old Town R...
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Tips from a top teacher: Lisa Hatfield, Batavia Unit District 101Feb 10, 2020 5:00 am - Lisa Hatfield's energy and passion for music is contagious throughout Batavia Unit District 101, parents and colleagues say. In her eighth year teaching fifth-grade band...
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Panel upholds dismissal of lawsuit against Elgin school after 11-year-old dies of seizureFeb 10, 2020 12:00 am - An appellate court panel has upheld a Kane County judge's decision to dismiss a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against Highland Elementary School in Elgin after a...