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News from September 2018

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Statewide test results: low income students score 15.4 points lower at Midwest Central Primary School

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 21, 2018

At Midwest Central Primary School, a 15.4-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income students in 2017.

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92.3 percent of Metamora teachers stay put; average earns $65,691 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 21, 2018

More than 92.3 percent of teachers stay at Metamora High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

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84.8 percent of Richwoods teachers stay put; average earns $51,481 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 21, 2018

More than 84.8 percent of teachers stay at Richwoods High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

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Fritz committee reports nearly $1K in contributions during second quarter

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 21, 2018

Citizens for Fritz, a candidate committee, reported receiving $1,050 from April 1 through June 30, according to its second quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

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How has spending changed at Spoon River Valley CUSD 4?

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 21, 2018

Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4 increased per-student spending 19.1 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of public schools data.

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Statewide test results: low income students score 13.7 points lower at Calvin Coolidge Middle School

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 21, 2018

At Calvin Coolidge Middle School, a 13.7-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income students in 2017.

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Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4 students suspended 18 times in a single school year

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 21, 2018

Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4 reported 18 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

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505 Baxter, Canton unloaded by Erica C. James H. McCombs

By Peoria Standard | Sep 21, 2018

On Sept. 21, 2018, Erica C. James H. McCombs sold their one bedroom home at 505 Baxter, Canton to Michelle White for $68,000.

College football earned $117 million for Illinois schools in 2016

By LGIS Newsfeed | Sep 21, 2018

Eureka College football brought in $3,126 per athlete in revenue in 2016, making it the 34th highest-grossing football program in the state that year, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

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Report: 25 percent of 2015 Illini Bluffs High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 20, 2018

In a year when 95 percent of Illini Bluffs High School seniors graduated on time, 25 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

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Briscoe committee reports nearly $1K in contributions during second quarter

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 20, 2018

Citizens for Caleb Briscoe, a candidate committee, reported receiving $631.03 from April 1 through June 30, according to its second quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

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82.4 percent of Pekin Community teachers stay put; average earns $45,940 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 20, 2018

More than 82.4 percent of teachers stay at Pekin Community High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

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Statewide test results: low income students score 7.1 points lower at Sterling Middle School

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 20, 2018

At Sterling Middle School, a 7.1-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income students in 2017.

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85.7 percent of Peoria teachers stay put; average earns $51,481 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 20, 2018

More than 85.7 percent of teachers stay at Peoria High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

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How has spending changed at South Pekin SD 137?

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 20, 2018

South Pekin School District 137 increased per-student spending 0.8 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of public schools data.

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94.6 percent of Washington Community teachers stay put; average earns $57,145 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 20, 2018

More than 94.6 percent of teachers stay at Washington Community High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

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88.6 percent of Dunlap teachers stay put; average earns $51,976 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 20, 2018

More than 88.6 percent of teachers stay at Dunlap High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

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Statewide test results: low income students score 10.9 points lower at Franklin Primary School

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 20, 2018

At Franklin Primary School, a 10.9-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income students in 2017.

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South Pekin School District 137 students suspended 33 times in a single school year

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 20, 2018

South Pekin School District 137 reported 33 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Eureka Community Unit School District 140 students suspended 88 times in a single school year

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 20, 2018

Eureka Community Unit School District 140 reported 88 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.