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News from January 2019

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15 retail trade businesses in Macon County have between 5 and 9 employees in 2018

By Macon Reporter | Jan 2, 2019

There were 15 retail trade businesses in Macon County ZIP Codes with between five and nine employees in 2018, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

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Statewide test results: 86 percent of Michael E. Baum students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 1, 2019

About 14 percent of Michael E. Baum Elementary School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 86 percent of students failed.

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William Harris Elementary School reports 30% truancy rate

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 1, 2019

The truancy rate at William Harris Elementary School rose to 30 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Macon Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

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Statewide test results: 53 percent of Mt Zion Intermediate failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 1, 2019

About 47 percent of Mt Zion Intermediate School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 53 percent of students failed.

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Maroa-Forsyth Middle School reports 5% truancy rate

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 1, 2019

The truancy rate at Maroa-Forsyth Middle School rose to 5 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Macon Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

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Report: 61 percent of 2016 Macarthur High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 1, 2019

In a year when 74 percent of Macarthur High School seniors graduated on time, 61 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

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Oak Grove Accelerated School reports 21% truancy rate

By Local Labs News Service | Jan 1, 2019

The truancy rate at Oak Grove Accelerated School rose to 21 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Macon Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

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17 retail trade businesses in Macon County have fewer than 5 employees in 2018

By Macon Reporter | Jan 1, 2019

There were 17 retail trade businesses in Macon County ZIP Codes with fewer than five employees in 2018, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.