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WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY QUAD CITIES: Weather Advisory January 23: WIU-QC

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jan 23, 2019

Weather Advisory January 23: WIU-QC

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ILLINOIS' 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT: Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Fourth Judicial Circuit

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jan 23, 2019

Administrative Director Declares Illinois Associate Judge Appointed in the Fourth Judicial Circuit

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WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY QUAD CITIES: McMann Awarded Centennial Honors Scholarship

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jan 23, 2019

McMann Awarded Centennial Honors Scholarship

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Statewide test results: low-income students score 38.6 points lower at Butterworth Elementary School

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jan 22, 2019

At Butterworth Elementary School, a 38.6-point achievement gap persisted between low-income and non-low-income students in 2018.

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Statewide test results: 90 percent of Eagle Ridge failed English language arts

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jan 22, 2019

About 10 percent of Eagle Ridge School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 90 percent of students failed.

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Statewide test results: male students score 4 points higher at Butterworth Elementary School

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jan 22, 2019

At Butterworth Elementary School, a 4-point achievement gap persisted between male and female students in 2018.

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Statewide test results: black students score 2.5 points lower at Bowlesburg Elementary School

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jan 22, 2019

At Bowlesburg Elementary School, a 2.5-point achievement gap persisted between black and hispanic students in 2018.

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Statewide test results: 76 percent of Roosevelt students failed math

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jan 22, 2019

About 24 percent of Roosevelt Elementary School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 76 percent of students failed.

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Statewide test results: white students score 8.6 points higher at Bowlesburg Elementary School

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jan 22, 2019

At Bowlesburg Elementary School, a 8.6-point achievement gap persisted between white and hispanic students in 2018.

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88.8 percent of Eagle Ridge teachers stay put; average earns $43,372.39 per year

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jan 22, 2019

More than 88.8 percent of teachers stay at Eagle Ridge School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

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89.1 percent of Galva teachers stay put; average earns $44,606.31 per year

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jan 21, 2019

More than 89.1 percent of teachers stay at Galva Elementary 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: white students score 11 points higher at Bowlesburg Elementary School

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jan 21, 2019

At Bowlesburg Elementary School, a 11-point achievement gap persisted between white and black students in 2018.

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Statewide test results: 77 percent of Irving failed English language arts

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jan 21, 2019

About 23 percent of Irving Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 77 percent of students failed.

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Statewide test results: white students score 13.6 points higher at Bicentennial Elementary School

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jan 21, 2019

At Bicentennial Elementary School, a 13.6-point achievement gap persisted between white and hispanic students in 2018.

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Statewide test results: male students score 3.8 points lower at Bicentennial Elementary School

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jan 21, 2019

At Bicentennial Elementary School, a 3.8-point achievement gap persisted between male and female students in 2018.

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Statewide test results: 72 percent of Rockridge Junior students failed math

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jan 21, 2019

About 28 percent of Rockridge Junior High School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and nearly three quarters of students failed.

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Statewide test results: male students score 7.8 points lower at Bowlesburg Elementary School

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jan 21, 2019

At Bowlesburg Elementary School, a 7.8-point achievement gap persisted between male and female students in 2018.

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Analysis ranks Black Hawk College athletes No. 66 in Illinois for economic impact

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jan 20, 2019

Black Hawk College sports programs brought in $7,041 per athlete in revenue in 2016, meaning its athletes on average generated the 66th highest sports revenue of any school in Illinois that year, according to a Rock Island Today analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

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85.4 percent of Bicentennial teachers stay put; average earns $67,671.86 per year

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jan 20, 2019

More than 85.4 percent of teachers stay at Bicentennial Elementary 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: low-income students score 22.8 points lower at Bicentennial Elementary School

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jan 20, 2019

At Bicentennial Elementary School, a 22.8-point achievement gap persisted between low-income and non-low-income students in 2018.