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News from December 2018

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Statewide test results: 66 percent of Center Street students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 14, 2018

About 34 percent of Center Street Elementary School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 66 percent of students failed.

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1 Illinois offender paroled in zip code 62844 in 2nd quarter of 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 14, 2018

One offender released on parole during the second quarter lives near Illinois zip code 62844, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by SE Illinois News.

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94.5 percent of Eldorado teachers stay put; average earns $43,877.13 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 14, 2018

More than 94.5 percent of teachers stay at Eldorado Elementary School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

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Statewide test results: 52 percent of Dahlgren failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 14, 2018

About 48 percent of Dahlgren Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 52 percent of students failed.

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Statewide test results: 91 percent of Carrier Mills-Stonefort students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 13, 2018

About 9 percent of Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 91 percent of students failed.

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Statewide test results: 39 percent of Cisne failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 13, 2018

About 61 percent of Cisne Middle School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 39 percent of students failed.

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Statewide test results: 63 percent of Center Street failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 12, 2018

About 37 percent of Center Street Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 63 percent of students failed.

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Report: 9% of Frontier Community College students repaying loans are in default

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 12, 2018

Out of 7,860 Frontier Community College students repaying loans in 2015, 3 were in default, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

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Statewide test results: 75 percent of Carmi White Cnty Junior students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 12, 2018

About 25 percent of Carmi White Cnty Junior High School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and three quarters of students failed.

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Report: 9.6% of Wabash Valley College students repaying loans are in default

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 11, 2018

Out of 18,739 Wabash Valley College students repaying loans in 2015, 6 were in default, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

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Statewide test results: 86 percent of Carrier Mills-Stonefort failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 11, 2018

About 14 percent of Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 86 percent of students failed.

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Bailey sees pension system ills as driver of state's problems

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 10, 2018

State Rep.-elect Darren Bailey of Xenia thinks it’s time every lawmaker in Springfield take a stand on what he sees as the driver of so many of the state’s most pressing issues—its pension system.

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Statewide test results: 44 percent of Carmi White Cnty Junior failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 10, 2018

About 56 percent of Carmi White Cnty Junior High School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 44 percent of students failed.

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At Edwards, 98 percent of students graduate high school; 93 percent go to college

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 10, 2018

About 100 percent of ninth graders in 2018 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 98 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.

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How much do SE Illinois school districts spend per student?

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 10, 2018

Jasper Community Consolidated School District 17, Geff Community Consolidated School District 14 and Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3 spend the most per student in SE Illinois, according to the latest Illinois Schools Report Card.

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Report: Which school districts spend the least per student?

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 10, 2018

Edwards County Community Unit School District 1 and Norris City Omaha Enfield Community Unit School District 3 are among those in Illinois spending the least per student, according to the latest Illinois Schools Report Card.

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Johnson committee reports nearly $1K in contributions during third quarter

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 9, 2018

Friends of J Whipper Johnson, a candidate committee, reported receiving $500 from July 1 through Sept. 30, according to its third quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

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At Wayne City, 83 percent of students graduate high school; 86 percent go to college

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 9, 2018

About 98 percent of ninth graders in 2018 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 83 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.

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ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH: Looking for the perfect gift that keeps giving?

By Press release submission | Dec 9, 2018

Tomorrow at Coffee Hour, St. J's Outreach Partner, Kenya Connect will be offering books, solar lights and tables/chairs for the Wamunyu Special School that you can "Give" as a gift to a relative, friend or colleague

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STENDEBACK FAMILY FUNERAL HOME: Ruby C. Jones

By Press release submission | Dec 9, 2018

Ruby was a longtime bookkeeper at Crossville Gas and Water. She played the piano for years and was the oldest surviving original member of Zion United Methodist Church. Ruby loved her family.