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News from December 2018

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Statewide test results: black students score 9.2 points lower at C. Henry Bloom Elementary School

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 31, 2018

At C. Henry Bloom Elementary School, a 9.2-point achievement gap persisted between black and hispanic students in 2018.

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BOONE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE: Boone County Sheriff’s Detectives arrested a Poplar Grove man on multiple child sex offenses

By Press release submission | Dec 30, 2018

On Wednesday, December 19, 2018, Boone County Sheriff’s Detectives arrested a Poplar Grove man on multiple child sex offenses.

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Statewide test results: male students score 1.2 points lower at C. Henry Bloom Elementary School

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 30, 2018

At C. Henry Bloom Elementary School, a 1.2-point achievement gap persisted between male and female students in 2018.

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Statewide test results: white students score 3.1 points higher at Thurgood Marshall School

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 30, 2018

At Thurgood Marshall School, a 3.1-point achievement gap persisted between white and hispanic students in 2018.

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Kinnikinnick School reports 1% truancy rate

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 30, 2018

The truancy rate at Kinnikinnick School rose to 1 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Rockford Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

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C. Henry Bloom Elementary School reports 19% truancy rate

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 30, 2018

The truancy rate at C. Henry Bloom Elementary School rose to 19 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Rockford Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

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Statewide test results: black students score 11.5 points lower at Thurgood Marshall School

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 30, 2018

At Thurgood Marshall School, a 11.5-point achievement gap persisted between black and hispanic students in 2018.

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Statewide test results: white students score 14.7 points higher at Thurgood Marshall School

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 30, 2018

At Thurgood Marshall School, a 14.7-point achievement gap persisted between white and black students in 2018.

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82.6 percent of Brookview teachers stay put; average earns $61,640.59 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 30, 2018

More than 82.6 percent of teachers stay at Brookview 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: low-income students score 8.4 points lower at C. Henry Bloom Elementary School

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 30, 2018

At C. Henry Bloom Elementary School, a 8.4-point achievement gap persisted between low-income and non-low-income students in 2018.

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Statewide test results: male students score 5 points lower at Thurgood Marshall School

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 30, 2018

At Thurgood Marshall School, a 5-point achievement gap persisted between male and female students in 2018.

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Statewide test results: 97 percent of Jackson students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 30, 2018

About 3 percent of Jackson Charter School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and nearly all of students failed.

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Honzel committee reports nearly $19K in contributions during third quarter

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 30, 2018

Citizens for Judge Donna Honzel, a candidate committee, reported receiving $18,749.54 from July 1 through Sept. 30, according to its third quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

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Statewide test results: 88 percent of John Nelson failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 30, 2018

About 12 percent of John Nelson Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 88 percent of students failed.

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82.6 percent of Kennedy teachers stay put; average earns $61,640.59 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 30, 2018

More than 82.6 percent of teachers stay at Kennedy Middle School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

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Cherry Valley Sears store to close in March

By LGIS Newsfeed | Dec 29, 2018

The Cherry Valley Sears store will close its doors in March as part of the parent company’s restructuring plans, Sears Holdings Corp. said this week.

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Ledgewood Elementary School reports 0.0% truancy rate

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 29, 2018

The truancy rate at Ledgewood Elementary School fell to 0.0 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Rockford Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

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Dempsey committee reports nearly $49K in contributions during third quarter

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 29, 2018

Friends of Ann Dempsey, a candidate committee, reported receiving $49,427.76 from July 1 through Sept. 30, according to its third quarter report to the Illinois State Board of Elections.

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Thurgood Marshall Elementary reports 3% truancy rate

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 29, 2018

The truancy rate at Thurgood Marshall Elementary rose to 3 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Rockford Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

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Statewide test results: low-income students score 8.5 points lower at Thurgood Marshall School

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 29, 2018

At Thurgood Marshall School, a 8.5-point achievement gap persisted between low-income and non-low-income students in 2018.