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• West Aurora School District eyes balanced budget for this school year (chicagotribune.com) — West Aurora School District 129 is poised to approve a balanced $228 million budget for 2026-27, with a small $104,000 surplus and substantial reserves that could fund classroom and facility upgrades. For Aurora families, that means stable school finances, no projected operating deficit, and potential multi-year reinvestment in learning environments without immediate new tax hikes.
• East Aurora District 131 board OKs several new high school courses for next school year (chicagotribune.com) — East Aurora High School students will see several new course options starting in the 2027-28 school year, including dual-credit English and speech, digital art, AP 2-D Art and Design, a business launch class, and the AVID support elective. For Aurora families, these additions expand college credit opportunities, creative pathways, and structured academic support without major new district costs.
• Naperville-based nonprofit student film to be shown at UN climate conference (chicagotribune.com) — Aurora and Naperville students spent their summer studying local air and water quality, identifying Aurora neighborhoods near BNSF tracks that lack pollution monitors and seeking a Youth Climate Action Fund grant for new sensors. Their work, paired with Solomon Islands students' research, became a documentary selected for this year's United Nations climate conference, giving local teens a global platform.
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