SE Illinois News

School discipline: Which SE Illinois districts reported the most suspensions?

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 2, 2018

Carrier Mills Stonefort Community Unit School District 2, Eldorado Community Unit School District 4 and Wabash Community Unit School District 348 reported the highest rate of students suspended for any reason during the 2016-17 school year in SE Illinois,

How much revenue has Carmi-White County CUSD 5 received from local taxpayers?

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 1, 2018

The revenue Carmi White County Community Unit School District 5 received through local taxes increased 37.6 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a SE Illinois News analysis of public schools data.

Former state school employee Trueblood paid in $27K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $341K in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 1, 2018

Former state school employee Deborah Trueblood, who retired in September 2018, saved $27,406 toward a pension over 4 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

Former state school employee Dickey paid in $84K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $1.06M in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 1, 2018

Former state school employee Kimberly Dickey, who retired in September 2018, saved $83,890 toward a pension over 21 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

91.2 percent of Eldorado teachers stay put; average earns $43,391 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 1, 2018

More than 91.2 percent of teachers stay at Eldorado High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

Statewide test results: low income students score 20.4 points lower at Carmi White Cnty Junior High School

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 1, 2018

At Carmi White Cnty Junior High School, a 20.4-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income students in 2017.

Former state school employee Hatfill paid in $69K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $1.4M in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 1, 2018

Former state school employee David Hatfill, who retired in September 2018, saved $69,131 toward a pension over 23 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

From Prairie State Wire

Illinois college football fields 3,544 players

By Prairie State Wire reports | 6 years ago

Illinois ranked seventh most popular for college football among the 50 states, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis of college sports participation.

6,039 borrowers in default on student loans after attending 2-year colleges in Illinois

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 1, 2018

Wabash Valley College and Frontier Community College are among two-year universities in Illinois that reported borrowers defaulting on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.