In the 2021-22 school year, 58.4% of Hinckley-Big Rock Community Unit School District 429 students failed the ELA portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
Illinois lawmakers have lifted a moratorium on new nuclear reactor construction that had been in place since 1987, paving the way for small nuclear reactor construction after January 1, 2026. The legislation, passed during the fall veto session, will allow the state to build 300 megawatt reactors, known as Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), throughout Illinois. This move comes as downstate coal and gas plants are scheduled to shut down in the coming years."Nuclear power is the source of more than 50 percent of the state’s energy," said an unnamed source. By lifting the ban on...
In the 2021-22 school year, 64.2% of Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 students failed the Math portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
Jim Marter, a contender for the 14th Congressional District and Chairman of the Kendall County Republican Party, has voiced his disapproval of Karl Frisch, a Virginia’s Fairfax County School Board member, being sworn in on a collection of controversial books. Marter's critique is aimed at Frisch's choice to use books such as "Flamer" and "Gender Queer" during his oath of office.
DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 stood out in DeKalb County with 6,703 students enrolled in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.