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HTML

<table cellspacing="10" cellpadding="20" border="0" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_cbStudentTypeEdit">
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td><span idkey="1"><input type="checkbox" tabindex="3" name="ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$cbStudentTypeEdit$0" 
            id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_cbStudentTypeEdit_0" />
        <label for="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_cbStudentTypeEdit_0">October</label></span></td>

        <td><span idkey="3"><input type="checkbox" tabindex="3" name=""
            id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_cbStudentTypeEdit_2" />
        <label for="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_cbStudentTypeEdit_2">November</label></span></td>
      </tr>

      <tr>
        <td><span idkey="2"><input type="checkbox" tabindex="3" name="ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$cbStudentTypeEdit$1" 
            id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_cbStudentTypeEdit_1" />
        <label for="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_cbStudentTypeEdit_1">December</label></span></td>

        <td><span idkey="4"><input type="checkbox" tabindex="3" name="ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$cbStudentTypeEdit$3"
            id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_cbStudentTypeEdit_3" />
        <label for="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_cbStudentTypeEdit_3">January</label></span></td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>

JavaScript

var arrMonth = [ "November", "October", "December"];

//Loop through the array and check each element against the check box list
//if found, make the checkbox checked
jQuery.each(arrMonth, function( intIndex, objValue) {

    $("label:contains('" + objValue + "')").each(function(){
        $("#" + $(this).attr("for")).prop("checked", true); // jquery 1.5 and earlier: use attr instead of prop
    });
});