Recently, Governor Pritzker signed into law Senate Bill 28, which restores the requirement that a school day be a minimum of five instructional hours.
Fenton Community High School District 100, Wood Dale School District 7 and Naperville Community Unit School District 203 received the best financial ratings by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for their 2018 finances.
Grade school districts in Oak Brook, Hinsdale and Naperville ranked among Illinois' highest for math aptitude, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Spending per pupil at Lombard School District 44 is up 20.7 percent from five years ago, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of district finances.
The subsidy Lombard School District 44 received through state taxes increased 12.7 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Lombard School District 44 on its financial "recognition" list.
Woodridge School District 68, Wood Dale School District 7 and Glenbard Township High School District 87 reported the highest rate of students suspended for reasons related to a dangerous weapon during the 2016-17 school year in DuPage County, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education.
The revenue Lombard School District 44 received through local taxes increased 8.7 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.
Lombard School District 44 reported 41 suspensions for 2016-17, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Lombard School District 44 increased per-student spending 22.1 percent from fiscal year 2008 to 2017, adjusted for inflation, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of public schools data.
Former state school employee Philip Wieczorek, who retired in June 2018, saved $297,099 toward a pension over 31 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
West Chicago Community High School District 94, Salt Creek School District 48 and Butler School District 53 reported the smallest student-to-administrator ratios in DuPage County, according to the latest Illinois Schools Report Card.
Spending per pupil at Lombard School District 44 is up 17 percent from five years ago, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of district finances.
The majority of the 2018-19 registration for returning elementary and middle school students can be accomplished online and begins July 9th.
Former state school employee Joan Costenero, who retired in May 2018, saved $218,652 toward a pension over 36 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.