Posts Tagged ‘illinois state board of education’
Fair report card locally
The Illinois State Board of Education last week published the annual Illinois Report Card, with Monroe County’s school districts showing generally strong performance while stumbling in some areas seemingly due…
Read MoreLocal schools handling learning loss
Students throughout Illinois still show signs of struggling with learning loss brought on during the COVID-19 pandemic, though local schools seem to be faring somewhat better. An article by Peter…
Read MoreTesting swap for high schoolers
The Illinois State Board of Education recently announced that students will be taking the ACT rather than the SAT for their standardized exams starting next spring. As a Capitol News…
Read MoreState report card solid for locals
The Illinois Report Card, an overview of school performance throughout the state compiled by the Illinois State Board of Education, was publicly released Monday. While the past two report cards…
Read MoreGender policy still an issue
As students in Monroe County enjoy their summer vacation, many in the Waterloo school district are still left grappling with controversy surrounding the district’s new gender identity and bathroom policy…
Read MoreFunding to address teacher shortage
Gov. JB Pritzker recently highlighted a proposed grant program that would direct $70 million per year over the next three years to school districts facing the greatest teacher shortages. The…
Read MoreState report card shows growth
The Illinois State Board of Education recently released the Illinois Report Card, showing that Monroe County schools have generally improved relative to last year even though the impact from the…
Read MoreROE superintendent seeks new assistant
Regional Superintendent of Schools Kelton Davis addressed the Monroe County Board on Monday morning with a request to add another assistant superintendent position at Regional Office of Education 45. ROE…
Read MoreCMS teacher receives recognition
Columbia Middle School’s Kathryn Jeck, a special education teacher, has been named 2022 Southwest Regional Teacher of the Year, placing her in the running for Illinois Teacher of the Year. …
Read MoreSchool Report Card data doesn’t tell full story
More data is gradually being added to the Illinois State Report Card, but local school officials are saying there is more to the story than just these numbers alone. The…
Read MoreColumbia School Board talks taxes and more
This month’s Columbia School Board meeting prompted a handful of discussion topics, with potential district growth and Illinois Association of School Board resolutions taking up the majority of the meeting. …
Read MoreCOVID balancing act for health department, schools
As state orders stress the importance of in-person education while also imposing many COVID restrictions, schools and local health departments are navigating how to limit the spread of the disease…
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