Articles filed under Teachers
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Westbrook teacher shows kids the value of staying activeDec 08, 2014 10:00 am - It's the start of Lori Many's physical education class, and her kindergarten students have turned into dinosaurs. Some of the dinosaurs run around the gymnasium trying t...
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The beautiful struggle of Jen Katrein's St. Charles classroomNov 09, 2014 3:01 pm - As Jen Katrein gets peppered by questions, it becomes clear the assignment is a bit different from anything her fifth grade class has attempted before. The mission is t...
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New disagreement in Dist. 60 teacher's strike: school lunchesOct 26, 2014 1:00 am - Along with teacher salary raises and benefits, something new was added to the list of things the Waukegan School District 60 administration and the teacher's union canno...
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New Barrington District 220 kindergarten plan doesn't make half-days transferOct 22, 2014 5:30 am - District 220 adjusts tuition-based, full-day kindergarten plan
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Waukegan Dist. 60 classes canceled again because of strikeOct 19, 2014 1:01 am - Classes are canceled again Monday because of the ongoing strike in Waukegan Unit District 60, which has seen some 1,200 teachers hit the picket lines for more than two w...
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Roslyn Road dedicates new Outdoor Learning CenterOct 07, 2014 5:30 am - The new Outdoor Learning Center at Roslyn Road Elementary School was dedicated at a ceremony Monday night with the snip of a pair of oversized scissors handled by Princi...
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Salary increase a sticking point in Dist. 75 teacher's contract talksOct 05, 2014 1:01 am - The Mundelein Elementary District 75 School Board says one sticking point in the contract negotiations with the district's teachers is the amount of a salary increase te...
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Wheeling teacher plays key role in bilingual educationSep 08, 2014 6:00 am - Children born to non-English speaking parents living in America have the added challenge of mastering a new language in addition to everything else they need to learn in...
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Elgin science teacher uses nature to engage studentsAug 12, 2014 11:01 am - Growing up in a small community in Northern Michigan, Deb Perryman always wanted to teach in a school with a lot of diversity. "That was one of the things that first dre...
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Teachers bring teamwork to Palatine classroomJun 09, 2014 1:00 am - Natalie Saia and Tony Leva showed their students a picture. Next to a girl dressed all in pink stood a boy, head down, dressed all in black. “Those who are the hardest t...