December, 2018 Stories | SE Illinois News

94.7 percent of Edwards teachers stay put; average earns $49,147.04 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 31, 2018

More than 94.7 percent of teachers stay at Edwards County High School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

West Salem Grade School reports 4% truancy rate

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 31, 2018

The truancy rate at West Salem Grade School rose to 4 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a SE Illinois News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

Statewide test results: 58 percent of East Side students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 31, 2018

About 42 percent of East Side Elementary School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 58 percent of students failed.

Bailey plans to confront pension crisis head on

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 31, 2018

State Rep.-elect Darren Bailey of Xenia insists he’s willing to do what he says no other lawmaker in Springfield seems willing to.

Statewide test results: low-income students score 8.6 points higher at Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 31, 2018

At Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School, a 8.6-point achievement gap persisted between low-income and non-low-income students in 2018.

Statewide test results: 87 percent of Eldorado failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 31, 2018

About 13 percent of Eldorado Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 87 percent of students failed.

Report: 9 percent of 2016 Edwards County High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 31, 2018

In a year when 98 percent of Edwards County High School seniors graduated on time, 9 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

Report: 55 percent of 2016 Norris City-omaha-Enfield High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 30, 2018

In a year when 93 percent of Norris City-omaha-Enfield High School seniors graduated on time, 55 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.