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Decatur City Council's deficit budget vote leaves city weak and vulnerable, dissenting councilman Horn says

By Karen Kidd | Jan 5, 2018

Decatur has been left in a weak and vulnerable financial position following city council's split vote earlier this month to adopt a 2018 budget that runs a $3.2 million deficit, a city councilman said during a recent interview.

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Decatur City Council not happy with deficit budget but tough decisions may lie ahead, McDaniel says

By Karen Kidd | Jan 5, 2018

Decatur City Council members are not happy about their recent approval of a 2018 budget that runs a $3.2 million deficit, but the general assembly's decision to strip local government of revenue left few options, a city councilman said during a recent interview.

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Statewide test results: 94 percent of Stevenson Accelerated students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 4, 2018

About 6 percent of Stevenson Accelerated School students passed annual math assessments in 2017 and 94 percent of students failed.

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Analysis: 92 percent of Stevenson Accelerated students fail annual tests

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 4, 2018

Academic results data released recently reveals 8 percent of Stevenson Accelerated School students are considered on track for the next grade level.

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Statewide test results: 90 percent of Stevenson Accelerated failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 4, 2018

About 10 percent of Stevenson Accelerated School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and 90 percent of students failed.

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Analysis: 94 percent of Stephen Decatur students fail annual tests

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 3, 2018

Academic results data released recently reveals 6 percent of Stephen Decatur Middle School students are considered on track for the next grade level.

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Statewide test results: 91 percent of Stephen Decatur failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 3, 2018

About 9 percent of Stephen Decatur Middle School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and 91 percent of students failed.

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Statewide test results: 97 percent of Stephen Decatur students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 3, 2018

About 3 percent of Stephen Decatur Middle School students passed annual math assessments in 2017 and nearly all of students failed.

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Analysis: 91 percent of South Shores students fail annual tests

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 2, 2018

Academic results data released recently reveals 9 percent of South Shores Elementary School students are considered on track for the next grade level.

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Statewide test results: 96 percent of South Shores students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 2, 2018

About 4 percent of South Shores Elementary School students passed annual math assessments in 2017 and 96 percent of students failed.

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Statewide test results: 85 percent of South Shores failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 2, 2018

About 15 percent of South Shores Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and 85 percent of students failed.

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Former state school employee Sims paid in $95K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $1.65M in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 1, 2018

Former state school employee Barbara Sims, who retired in December 2017, saved $94,510 toward a pension over 18 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

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Former state school employee Veach paid in $80K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $1.08M in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 1, 2018

Former state school employee Sally Veach, who retired in December 2017, saved $79,708 toward a pension over 14 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

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Former state school employee Folger paid in $154K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $2.79M in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 1, 2018

Former state school employee Tim Folger, who retired in December 2017, saved $154,324 toward a pension over 27 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

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Former state school employee Dunn paid in $46K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $889K in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 1, 2018

Former state school employee Carol Dunn, who retired in December 2017, saved $46,060 toward a pension over 9 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

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Former state school employee Pearson paid in $139K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $2.04M in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 1, 2018

Former state school employee Laura Pearson, who retired in December 2017, saved $139,255 toward a pension over 27 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

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Former state university employee Washington paid in $467 to pension fund, could collect $7K in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 1, 2018

Former state university employee Charles Washington, who retired in December 2017, saved $467 toward a pension over 1 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.