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- Pell Grants Could be Cut
More education funding could soon be slashed. The popular Pell Grant is facing a $19 billion budget gap.
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- Director of Legacy Academy of Excellence Leaving
A Rockford charter school could soon be getting a new leader.
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- Massive Cuts, Student Protests at Harlem Schools
About 100 students voiced their opposition to more than 150 Harlem School District staff cuts.
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- Freeport School District Comes to a Contract Agreement
The union that represents bus drivers in the Freeport School District has a new contract.
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- U of I College of Medicine Students FInd their Matches
After four long years of hard work, 55 students finally learn where they will spend the next 3-6 years of their medical training.
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- Galapagos Charter School Hiring
A handful of teachers will soon be starting their first day at a local charter school and you could be one of them.
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- "This is Madness" Asks for Underwear Donations
About 4,500 children in the Rockford school district lack underwear or socks every year, and now a non-profit organization is trying to reduce that number.
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- Freeport Schools Better Off Than Peers
In a time when thousands of teachers across the country are without job security, Freeport School District 145 is avoidng a "reduction in force".
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- 10 Teachers Laid Off in Oregon School District
Students in Oregon took to the streets protesting nearly a dozen cuts in their district.
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- Elgin-Based School District Outlines Major Cuts
(AP) -- Elgin-based School District U-46, the state's second-largest, has outlined nearly 1,100 potential cuts, including 732 teaching positions.
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- Pepsi to Cut Sugary Drinks from Schools Worldwide
(AP) -- PepsiCo plans to remove full-calorie, sugary drinks from schools around the world in the next two years.
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- Cutbacks in Winnebago Schools to Save District $400K
The Winnebago School Board has approved several teacher cutbacks that is expected to save the district $400,000.
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- UPDATE: Belvidere School Leaders Slash 57 Jobs
District 100 has slashed 57 jobs. Earlier today students protested against those cuts.
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- Belvidere District 100 Job Cuts
The school board prepares to vote on a massived reduction in its teaching force.
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- Aquin High School Takes a Lesson on Teenage Drinking & Driving
Aquin teens learn to make the right choice when it comes to drinking and driving.
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- Belvidere School District 100 Talks Job Cuts
Belvidere school administrators presented the district's current financial situation along with some cost cutting options -- including more than one hundred pink slips for teachers.
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- Rockford / Stateline Medical Care in Jeopardy
State funding cuts could affect local medical education and care.
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- Local Students Compete for a Good Cause
It will be another year before Belvidere North and Belvidere High schools face off on the basketball court, but that's not stopping the District 100 rivalry.
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- School Board Talks Contracts & Budgets
The Rockford School Board will discuss its contracts with it's unions as it tries to get the budget in order.
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- Job Cuts and Budget Woes in District 122
The District 122 school board room felt heavy as board members voted to eliminate entire programs, their staff and other jobs across the district.
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- Local School Leaders React to 'Race to the Top'
A major break-through for Illinois' education system, as the state secures a finalist spot for hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding.
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- Illinois Receives 1 of 16 "Race to the Top" Finalist Spots
Illinois receives one of 16 spots in the the U.S. department of Education's "Race to the Top" grant program.
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- Freeport School District Prepares for State Cuts
A shortfall for this year and a reduction in funding for next year -- Freeport School District 145 talks budget.
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- Stateline Natives Head to U.S. Air Force Academy
Two stateline natives are packing up and moving on to the school of their dreams.
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- District 205 Mentoring Program
Taking it to the board -- District 205's Operations Committee approves a $40k contract for student mentoring.
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- Stateline ISAT Begins
It's testing time in the stateline.
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- CICS Charter School Accepts Applications
A Chicago-based charter school is preparing to open in Rockford at the Patriots Gateway Center. Thursday night parents got the chance to find out what the new Chicago International Charter School also known as CICS is all about.
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- Fighting Human Trafficking
More than of 100,000 U.S. children between the ages of 12 and 14 are exploited in the sex trade every year and now an initiative to combat modern day slavery in Illinois has come to the Stateline.
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- UPDATE: Unloaded Guns Found at Hononegah High School
New information today about the two unloaded handguns found at Hononegah High school earlier this month. The students arrested for that incident... also brought bullets to school.
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- Belvidere Schools Face Budget Cuts
The state's nearly 12 billion dollar deficit is impacting services... Especially our local school districts.
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- Perry Elementary Named 2009 Spotlight School
A Belvidere elementary school is in the spotlight once again for topping the academic charts. But it was a challenging climb to the top for Perry Elementary.
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- Rochelle School District Could Face Cuts
Illinois' budget crisis could leave many Stateline schools with massive deficits. 23 news reporter Adam Behrman takes us to Rochelle to see what could happen if Springfield doesn't pay up.
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- Hundreds of schools get on 2009 Illinois Academic Excellence Honor Roll
Annual list shows continued academic achievement; Number of consistently high-performing schools increased to 438 in past year.
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- District 205 Celebrates Black History Month
Rockford Elementary School students are getting a unique look at Black History Month through literature.
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- Illinois Sheriff’s Association to Award $53,000 in College Scholarships
The Illinois Sheriff’s Association announces that it will be awarding over $53,000 in college scholarships throughout the State of Illinois to students wishing to pursue higher education during the 2010-2011 academic year. - Students Honored for Helping the Community
A local group is honored today for giving their time to our community.
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- Barbour Students Donate Money to the Red Cross
A simple current events lesson turns into a life lesson for dozens of elementary school children.
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- NIU Leads New Initiative
NIU has been chosen to lead a new state-wide initiative to make electric health records a vital part of our doctor visit.
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- Rockford Schools Use Lots of Loose Change to Help Haiti
Students in Rockford Public Schools are beginning to rally around the Million Meals for Haiti project being coordinated by Sharefest.
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- Area Schools Save Big on Buses
A law mandated switch means hundreds of thousands in saved dollars.
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- Guns Discovered At Hononegah High School
A frightening turn of events for parents at Hononegah High School, after being notified guns were found on campus Wednesday.
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- Kindergarten Class in Rockford Donates to Haiti
A local class isn't letting their small size stop them from making a big difference in earthquake-stricken Haiti.
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- District 205 Budget Concerns
Projections aren't looking good for RPS as state and federal money disappears.
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- Reduce Rockford School Violence Meeting
Ideas flew as a diverse group of locals met to discuss reducing violence in District 205.
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- Illinois Students Can Earn Money By Dissing Radon
Illinois EMA launches High School Radon Video Contest - Rockford Students Protest & Meet With Sheffield
Another round of protests erupts Monday afternoon surrounding a meeting between Auburn students and superintendent Dr. Lavonne Sheffield. 23 News reporter Adam Behrman tells us what changes we can expect as a result of the meeting.
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- Auburn Students Prepare for Protest
A group of students is making signs in preparation for Monday's planned protest.
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- Auburn Students Protest Principal's Demotion
Hundreds of Auburn High School students in Rockford ditch class and march in protest today. They're sounding off on a decision by the superintendent last night to get rid of their principal.
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- Policy Changes in Durand CUSD 322
New procedures are in place for how the district investigates complaints, and more changes are on the way.
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- Metal Detectors for Rockford Public Schools?
Debate over metal detectors in the Rockford school district is heating up. Two students brought loaded guns to Auburn high school Friday.. and now many parents are calling for safer classrooms. But administrators say the schools are already safe. 23 News reporter Adam Behrman visited a facility that uses metal detectors.. to see if they are worth the effort.
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