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News from December 2018

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92.9 percent of Seymour teachers stay put; average earns $36,085.63 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 31, 2018

More than 92.9 percent of teachers stay at Seymour Elementary School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

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Report: 29 percent of 2016 Quincy Senior High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 31, 2018

In a year when 89 percent of Quincy Senior High School seniors graduated on time, 29 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

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Statewide test results: male students score 6.3 points higher at Central 3-4 Middle School

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 30, 2018

At Central 3-4 Middle School, a 6.3-point achievement gap persisted between male and female students in 2018.

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Seymour Elementary School reports 2% truancy rate

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 30, 2018

The truancy rate at Seymour Elementary School fell to 2 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Quincy Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

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Quincy Public School District 172 Board met November 12

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Dec 29, 2018

Quincy Public School District 172 Board met Monday, Nov. 12.

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Quincy Public School District 172 Board met October 24

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Dec 29, 2018

Quincy Public School District 172 Board met Wednesday, Oct. 24.

Quincy Public School District 172 Board met October 3

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Dec 29, 2018

Quincy Public School District 172 Board met Wednesday, Oct. 3.

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Payson Community Unit School District 1 Board of Education met October 18

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Dec 29, 2018

Payson Community Unit School District 1 Board of Education met Thursday, Oct. 18.

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Payson Community Unit School District 1 Board met September 20

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Dec 29, 2018

Payson Community Unit School District 1 Board met Thursday, Sept. 20.

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Quincy Public School District 172 Board met November 28

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Dec 29, 2018

Quincy Public School District 172 Board met Wednesday, Nov. 28.

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Quincy Public School District 172 Board met October 25

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Dec 29, 2018

Quincy Public School District 172 Board met Thursday, Oct. 25.

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Quincy Public School District 172 Board of met Meeting September 26

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Dec 29, 2018

Quincy Public School District 172 Board of Education met Wednesday, Sept. 26.

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Payson Community Unit School District 1 Board met November 13

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Dec 29, 2018

Payson Community Unit School District 1 Board met Tuesday, Nov. 13.

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Statewide test results: low-income students score 12.1 points lower at Central 3-4 Middle School

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 29, 2018

At Central 3-4 Middle School, a 12.1-point achievement gap persisted between low-income and non-low-income students in 2018.

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Quincy University has 18th highest number of student athletes in Illinois

By LGIS Newsfeed | Dec 28, 2018

Quincy University ranked No. 18 for student athletic participation in the state, according to a Quincy Reporter analysis of college sports participation.

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Statewide test results: 78 percent of Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School Site 2 students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 28, 2018

About 22 percent of Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School Site 2 students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 78 percent of students failed.

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85.6 percent of Madison teachers stay put; average earns $52,135.14 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 27, 2018

More than 85.6 percent of teachers stay at Madison School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

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Statewide test results: 65 percent of Thomas S. Baldwin Elementary School Site 1 students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 27, 2018

About 35 percent of Thomas S. Baldwin Elementary School Site 1 students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 65 percent of students failed.

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Quincy hikes property taxes 5.25 percent to pay for pensions

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 26, 2018

Property tax rates in Quincy are set to rise in 2019 after local aldermen banded together Dec. 17 to pass a 5.25 percent property tax levy increase as part of an overall plan to cover rising police and fire pension costs.

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Statewide test results: 79 percent of Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School Site 2 failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 26, 2018

About 21 percent of Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School Site 2 students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 79 percent of students failed.