Articles filed under School Districts
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Public vote on pay hikes not so visible at Grayslake District 46Jul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Pay increases for two top administrators that flew under the radar at a public meeting last week before about 25 spectators were approved a second time by the Grayslake ...
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Roskam lays it on the line for U-46 studentsJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Call them tapped in. Social studies teachers Rod Watson and CJ Nemec have long sought to make politics come alive for their summer school students at South Elgin High. S...
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Elgin helps kids 'earn a bike'Jul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - For Selena Rodriguez, 11, it was love at first sight. The Elgin resident outgrew her bicycle earlier this year and had her heart set on a shiny new one she'd seen at Wal...
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Owner's rep: Sears Centre should've belonged to Hoffman from the startJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - The original ownership plan for the Sears Centre was a mistake, the head of the arena's current ownership group said Tuesday. "Almost every other facility in the country...
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U-46 receives second large safety grant in a yearJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Safety czar John Heiderscheidt has spent the past three years raising the bar on disaster readiness in the state's second-largest school district. Elgin Area School Dist...
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Crystal lake Dist. 47 faced with possible deficitJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - The inability of state policymakers to agree on a budget has left a big question mark over the budgets of public school districts across Illinois - and Crystal Lake Elem...
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Time for another tale from the fellowship of reformJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Reform. It's a nice word, kind of rolls off the tongue. It makes an especially nice sound in a state accustomed to felonious politicos who rub elbows with Mafiosi and co...
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Dist. 211 contract a bust for taxpayersJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - The fact that this new contract guarantees teachers a cost of living increase the second-fourth years of the contract and offers step raises as well is totally irrespons...
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Black belt boss: New Dist. 301 super spills on goals, martial arts movesJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Central Unit District 301 Superintendent Todd Stirn just wrapped up his second week on the job. In between teacher contract negotiations, we sat down with him and asked ...
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Chicago media academy program popular with suburban studentsJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Like many kids, Marc Barrowclift has had a number of different aspirations as he's grown up. The St. Charles native dreamed of being an astronaut. A magician. A comic bo...