Illinois education officials are out to get half of the state's budget—and they just might—to the detriment of the state's taxpayers, according to an online Wirepoints newsletter issued earlier today.
In-state tuition and book costs for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will continue to be among the highest for schools in the Big 10 conference, despite the UI Board of Trustees' vote on Thursday to extend an in-state tuition freeze for the fifth-straight year.
Illinois' highest-in-the-nation property taxes are eroding home equity and depressing home values across the state. This report is part of a SYHN News Service series on recent home sales that demonstrate the consequences
More than 83.3 percent of teachers stay at Wegner Elementary School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
More than 87.9 percent of teachers stay at Kingsley Elementary School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
More than 91.9 percent of teachers stay at Wm Hammerschmidt Elementary School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
High taxes, record debt, underfunded pensions, notorious corruption, and an ongoing urban crime problem are only a few of Illinois’ most pressing problems.
About 51 percent of Arbor View Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and nearly a half of students failed.