Elementary School District 159
Recent News About Elementary School District 159
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Truancy among Cook County districts students rose in 2021-22 school year compared to previous school year
Truancy is a persistent issue in many schools across the United States, with some students regularly skipping classes and falling behind in their studies.
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Cook County Education: Which district had most students enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year
Chicago Public School District 299 stood out in Cook County with 327,338 students enrolled in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
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Cook County's districts student body comprised mostly of Hispanic students in 2021-22 school year
The most prevalent ethnicity in the Cook County district's student body in the 2021-22 school year was Hispanic, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Enrollment Analysis: Black students comprised 26.6% of Cook County’s districts student body in 2021-22 school year
In the 2021-22 school year, 26.6% of students enrolled in Cook County school districts identified as Black.
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Analysis: 89.2% of black Cook County third graders failed state English exam in 2021
The 2021 state English exam was taken by 6,898 black third grade students in Cook County.
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Analysis: 93.1% of black Cook County third graders failed state math exam in 2021
The 2021 state math exam was taken by 6,774 black third grade students in Cook County.
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Annual report: Which school districts in Illinois are in the worst financial shape?
Norridge School District 80, Avoca School District 37 and Sunset Ridge School District 29 are area districts listed among those that received the lowest financial ratings in Illinois by the Illinois StateBoard of Education (ISBE)
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Records show how much Illinois school districts have paid for spiking teacher pensions ahead of retirement
School districts in Evanston, Arlington Heights and Park Ridge were among those in Illinois that paid the most in penalties since 2005 for spiking employee salaries to boost outgoing teachers' retirement benefits, according to data obtained from the Teach