At Mt Zion Intermediate School, a 29.0-point achievement gap persisted between with individualized education plans and without individualized education plans students in 2017.

The truancy rate at Parsons Accelerated School rose to 18 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Macon Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The truancy rate at Michael E. Baum Elementary School rose to 11 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Macon Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

More than 80.6 percent of teachers stay at Argenta-Oreana High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

The political arm of Illinois’ largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, has already spent nearly $600,000 this year across 24 competitive state House and Senate races, according to filings with the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).

At Johns Hill Magnet School, a 7.0-point achievement gap persisted between black and hispanic students in 2017.

More than 89.3 percent of teachers stay at Douglas Elementary School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

The truancy rate at McGaughey Elementary School stayed flat at 0.0 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Macon Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The truancy rate at Robertson Charter School rose to 1 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Macon Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

Retired Decatur School District 61 employee Kari Boyd saved $150,611 toward her pension over 34 years working for public schools, Illinois Teachers' Retirement Fund (TRS) records show.

students suspended for reasons related to firearms during the 2016-17 school year, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education.

The truancy rate at Garfield Montessori School rose to 4 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Macon Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

At Clinton Junior High School, a 1.7-point achievement gap persisted between white and hispanic students in 2017.

More than 87 percent of teachers stay at Warrensburg-Latham High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

The truancy rate at Mt Zion Junior High School stayed flat at 1 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Macon Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

Millikin University was among four-year schools in Illinois to report the highest rates of borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 and defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Mt Zion Community Unit School District 3 reported the highest rate of students suspended for reasons related to firearms during the 2016-17 school year in Greater Decatur

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The truancy rate at Stephen Decatur Middle School rose to 18 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Macon Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.