Articles filed under School Districts
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New District 300 teacher contract includes 4% raises, on averageAug 21, 2019 1:00 am - A new three-year teachers' contract guarantees nearly 4% annual raises on average for more than 1,500 employees within Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300. The D...
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District 25 superintendent gets one-year contract extensionAug 21, 2019 1:00 am - Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 Superintendent Lori Bein has received a one-year contract extension and 2% raise, keeping her at the helm of the district throug...
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First day for students, superintendent in Libertyville District 70Aug 21, 2019 1:00 am - Students may not have been alone in experiencing first-day jitters as summer break came to an official close and classes resumed Wednesday in Libertyville Elementary Dis...
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District 118 board member resigns, citing health issueAug 21, 2019 1:00 am - Wauconda Unit School District 118 board member David Patterson has resigned, leaving a vacancy on the panel, officials announced this week. Patterson has served on the b...
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Donation enables AP Support Center at Hoffman Estates H.S.Aug 20, 2019 11:00 pm - Thanks to a local financial benefactor and a national agency aimed at upgrading educational spaces, Advanced Placement students at Hoffman Estates High School have start...
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Why teen vaping is an epidemic that needs urgent attention, experts warnAug 20, 2019 5:30 am - E-cigarette use among teenagers is a growing epidemic that's quickly outpacing other substances, such as alcohol, marijuana, prescription drugs and opioids, health exper...
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Teen smoking/vaping by the numbersAug 20, 2019 5:30 am - Nationwide, the number of middle and high school students using electronic cigarettes rose from 2.1 million in 2017 to 3.6 million in 2018. Here's a look at teen use of ...
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Park Ridge teen sues Juul, Philip Morris for nicotine addictionAug 20, 2019 1:00 am - A Park Ridge teenager who says he became addicted to nicotine through vaping filed a class-action lawsuit Monday against leading e-cigarette maker Juul Labs and tobacco ...
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Barrington students get warm welcome back to schoolAug 20, 2019 1:00 am - While not many kids are thrilled to leave summer vacation behind and head back to classes, it was hard not to catch the infectious enthusiasm of Principal Kenneth Hyllbe...
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360° Painting of Naperville supports local students with big donation of school suppliesAug 19, 2019 11:00 pm - 360° Painting of Naperville kicked off the school year with back-to-school supplies benefiting local Owen Elementary School and the greater Indian Prairie Unit District ...