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OSWEGOLAND PARK DISTRICT: Monster Mash Bash

There’s a frightening amount of things to do at this year’s Bash!

By press release submission | Sep 30, 2019

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AUX SABLE MIDDLE SCHOOL: D. 202 Parent Group To Discuss Vaping, Marijuana And Opioids

The Plainfield Parent Community Network will help parents learn about three of the most controversial topics of the past several years -- vaping, marijuana and opioids -- at its first program for the 2019-20 school year on Thursday, October 10, 2019.

By press release submission | Sep 30, 2019

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OSWEGO COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 308: College Information Night For Students and Parents of Students with IEPs and 504s

By press release submission | Sep 17, 2019

CUSD 308’s High School Special Education Departments will be hosting a College Information Night for parents and students who receive special education services through an IEP or a 504 plan.

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OSWEGO COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 308: Illinois Art Education Association 2019 Middle Level Art Educator of the Year Awarded to Randy Craig of Thompson Junior High School

By press release submission | Aug 28, 2019

Randy Craig of Thompson Junior High School is recognized as the 2019 Middle Level Art Educator of the Year by the Illinois Art Education Association (IAEA).

From Prairie State Wire

State spending 36 percent of money allocated for education on pension costs

By Colin Froment | 2 months ago

Illinois Policy recently released a new study detailing how pension costs are negatively impacting budgets throughout the state’s school districts.

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OSWEGO COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 308: Niche’s Best Schools in 2020 Rankings Include Oswego CUSD 308 in Top 10%

By press release submission | Aug 20, 2019

Niche’s 2020 Best Schools Rankings were recently released.

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JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: Bus Route Lookup Information

By press release submission | Aug 19, 2019

All bus routes will be updated as soon as registration is complete, please check PowerSchool after August 15th

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PLANO COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 88: Plano Schools to Dedicate Admin Office in Memory of Former Superintendent

By press release submission | Aug 19, 2019

The Plano School District Board of Education and Administration would like to cordially invite the public to attend a dedication ceremony on Monday, August 19th at 6:00 p.m. at Centennial School.

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OSWEGOLAND PARK DISTRICT: Now Enrolling For Fall

By press release submission | Aug 13, 2019

Looking to fill your 3 or 4 year-olds’ day? As We Grow Preschool still has spots available!

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OSWEGO COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 308: Tyler Parent Portal Information

By press release submission | Aug 5, 2019

Parent emails with information on how to establish your account in the Tyler Parent Portal were distributed over the last 9 hours.

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OSWEGO COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 308: New Student Information System & Schedule Distribution

By press release submission | Jul 29, 2019

We are excited to introduce our new Student Information System, Tyler Technologies.

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OSWEGO COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 308: School District 308 Board of Education Recognizes Student’s 2019 Accomplishments

By press release submission | Jun 24, 2019

At its June 17, 2019 meeting, Oswego Community Unit School District 308 Board of Education recognized students who received state or national recognition for school-related efforts during the school year this past spring.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Sen. Oberweis says campuses 'should allow free speech' after group files suit against U of I

By Glenn Minnis | 4 months ago

Illinois state Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) is in complete support of state Rep. Deanne Mazzochi’s resolution mandating that public institutions in receipt of taxpayer funding be completely open to the views and voices heard on campuses throughout the state.

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2018 Parolees Recap: Who was paroled in Kendall County?

By Local Labs News Service | Jun 15, 2019

There were 61 offenders released on parole during 2018 that live in Kendall County, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Kendall County Times.

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Former state university employee Lerette paid in $3K to pension fund, could collect $143K in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | May 21, 2019

Former state university employee Harry Lerette, who retired in April 2019, saved $3,446 toward a pension over 7 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Oberweis speaks out against House Bill 2691

By Kyla Asbury | 5 months ago

Sen. Jim Oberweis (R-Sugar Grove) spoke in opposition of a bill that opens up funding to more individuals for college.

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More educators leaving teachers' union

By Kasey Schefflin-Emrich | May 10, 2019

More than 6,800 educators have stopped paying dues and fees to the Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT), according to a recent Illinois Policy Institute article.

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Ranking school finances: Which districts are the healthiest in Kendall County?

By Local Labs News Service | May 6, 2019

Newark Community Consolidated School District 66, Newark Community High School District 18 and Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 received the best financial ratings by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for their 2018 finances.

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Annual report: Which school districts in Illinois are in the worst financial shape?

By Local Labs News Service | Apr 28, 2019

Oswego Community Unit School District 308 is an area district listed among those that received the lowest financial ratings in Illinois by the Illinois StateBoard of Education (ISBE)