Four Republican senators made it clear to Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) officials how upset they were with the school funding holdup at Tuesday's Senate Education Committee hearing on the SB650 Mandate Waiver.
About 18 percent of Rossville-Alvin Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and 82 percent of students failed.
About 26 percent of Thomas Paine Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and nearly three quarters of students failed.
Academic results data released recently reveals 31 percent of Thomas Paine Elementary School students are considered on track for the next grade level.
Danville, Monticello and Mahomet have government pension funds with the lowest funding levels in Greater C-U, according to the Illinois Department of Insurance.
Academic results data released recently reveals 18 percent of Rossville-Alvin Elementary School students are considered on track for the next grade level.