Unlike the dynamic four years ago, a majority of the Illinois House races – 56 percent – will be competitive contests pitting major party candidates during the Nov. 6 midterm election.
An annual Illinois assessment of student, school and school district performance labels more than 77 percent of K-12 schools as exemplary or commendable, even though students' academic test results appear static and sub-par in many instances
The subsidy Allendale Community Consolidated School District 17 received through state taxes decreased 23.1 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a SE Illinois News analysis of public schools data.
At West Salem Grade School, a 39.5-point achievement gap persisted between with individualized education plans and without individualized education plans students in 2017.
The truancy rate at Cisne High School stayed flat at 1 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a SE Illinois News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
With less than a week left before voters go to the polls, Elizabethtown state House candidate Natalie Finnie received another $193,797 from Illinois House Speaker and Democrat Party Chief Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) between Oct. 18 and Oct. 26, state filings show.
The number of Illinois House races being contested by major-party candidates on Nov. 6 is up 13.6 percent over the last midterm election in 2014, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis.
The subsidy Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3 received through state taxes decreased 15.2 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a SE Illinois News analysis of public schools data.
At Carmi White Cnty Junior High School, a 41.6-point achievement gap persisted between with individualized education plans and without individualized education plans students in 2017.
The truancy rate at Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School rose to 10 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a SE Illinois News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6, Gallatin Community Unit School District 7 and Carrier Mills Stonefort Community Unit School District 2 were among those in Illinois that reported the highest rate of students suspended for reasons related to violence during the 2016-17 school year, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education.
The subsidy Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10 received through state taxes decreased 23.5 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a SE Illinois News analysis of public schools data.
The truancy rate at Allendale Elementary School stayed flat at 0.0 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a SE Illinois News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
At Eldorado Middle School, a 28.8-point achievement gap persisted between with individualized education plans and without individualized education plans students in 2017.
New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6, Gallatin Community Unit School District 7 and Carrier Mills Stonefort Community Unit School District 2 reported the highest rate of students suspended for reasons related to violence during the 2016-17 sc
The subsidy Fairfield Public School District 112 received through state taxes decreased 26.2 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a SE Illinois News analysis of public schools data.
More than 100 percent of teachers stay at Mount Erie Elementary School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
The truancy rate at Grayville Junior Senior High School rose to 6 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a SE Illinois News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
At Galatia Elementary School, a 8.6-point achievement gap persisted between with individualized education plans and without individualized education plans students in 2017.