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DELKALB COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 428: School Board Elections

By Press release submission | Sep 21, 2018

Nominating petition forms for the April 2, 2019, school board election in DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 are now available.

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DELKALB COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 428: New Texbook Adoption - Economic Education

By Press release submission | Sep 21, 2018

DeKalb Community Unit School District #428 is purchasing new textbooks for high school Economic Education.

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Statewide test results: low income students score 14.1 points lower at Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 21, 2018

At Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School, a 14.1-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income students in 2017.

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Statewide test results: low income students score 22.8 points lower at South Prairie Elementary School

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 21, 2018

At South Prairie Elementary School, a 22.8-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income students in 2017.

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Report: 13 percent of 2015 Hinckley-Big Rock High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 21, 2018

In a year when 91 percent of Hinckley-Big Rock High School seniors graduated on time, 13 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

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College football earned $117 million for Illinois schools in 2016

By LGIS Newsfeed | Sep 21, 2018

Northern Illinois University football brought in $71,108 per athlete in revenue in 2016, making it the third highest-grossing football program in the state that year, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

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City of Sycamore City Council met August 20.

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Sep 20, 2018

City of Sycamore City Council met Monday, Aug. 20.

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City of Sycamore City Council met August 6.

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Sep 20, 2018

City of Sycamore City Council met Monday, Aug. 6.

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Report: 32 percent of 2015 Somonauk High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 20, 2018

In a year when 90 percent of Somonauk High School seniors graduated on time, 32 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

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Statewide test results: low income students score 14.8 points lower at Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 20, 2018

At Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School, a 14.8-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income students in 2017.

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Report: 36 percent of 2015 Sycamore High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 19, 2018

In a year when 95 percent of Sycamore High School seniors graduated on time, 36 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

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Statewide test results: low income students score 22.2 points lower at Malta Elementary School

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 19, 2018

At Malta Elementary School, a 22.2-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income students in 2017.

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Report: Which DeKalb County communities saw the most vehicle fires in 2017?

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 18, 2018

Shabbona Fire Protection Department, Somonauk Fire Protection District and Malta Fire Protection District reported responding to the most vehicle fire incidents per capita in DeKalb County in 2017, according to the latest state report.

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Statewide test results: low income students score 11.4 points lower at Hiawatha Elementary School Prek-8

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 18, 2018

At Hiawatha Elementary School Prek-8, a 11.4-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income students in 2017.

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Statewide test results: low income students score 17.4 points lower at Genoa-Kingston Middle School

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 18, 2018

At Genoa-Kingston Middle School, a 17.4-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income students in 2017.

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School discipline: Which Illinois districts reported suspending the most boys?

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 18, 2018

Dekalb Community Unit School District 428 was among those in Illinois that reported the highest rate of boys suspended for any reason during the 2016-17 school year, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Statewide test results: low income students score 28.4 points lower at Littlejohn Elementary School

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 17, 2018

At Littlejohn Elementary School, a 28.4-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income students in 2017.

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Statewide test results: low income students score 9.7 points lower at Sandwich Middle School

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 17, 2018

At Sandwich Middle School, a 9.7-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income students in 2017.

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Report: 57 percent of 2015 Genoa-Kingston High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

By Local Labs News Service | Sep 17, 2018

In a year when 92 percent of Genoa-Kingston High School seniors graduated on time, 57 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

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City of DeKalb Annie Glidden North Revitalization Plan Task Force met September 12.

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Sep 16, 2018

City of DeKalb Annie Glidden North Revitalization Plan Task Force met Wednesday, Sept. 12.