Metro Rockford residents would pay $140,734,253 more in state income taxes if the state agrees to increase school funding by $7.2 billion, according to a Rockford Sun analysis of Illinois Department of Revenue data.
Academic results data released recently reveals 23 percent of South Beloit Junior High School students are considered on track for the next grade level.
About 25 percent of South Beloit Junior High School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and three quarters of students failed.
Grade school districts in Rockford, South Beloit and Belvidere ranked among Metro Rockford's lowest for math aptitude, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Six Illinois Republican lawmakers have moved to block a bill Gov. Bruce Rauner signed in August exempting illegal immigrants from being deported if local authorities apprehend them on unrelated matters.
Academic results data released recently reveals 36 percent of Seth Whitman Elementary School students are considered on track for the next grade level.
Grade school districts in Pecatonica, South Beloit and Rockton ranked among Metro Rockford's highest for math aptitude, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
About 30 percent of North Boone Upper Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and 70 percent of students failed.
Academic results data released recently reveals 24 percent of North Boone Upper Elementary School students are considered on track for the next grade level.