Kankakee Times

At John L. Nash Middle School, a 11.5-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income students in 2017.

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

In a year when 79 percent of Kankakee High School seniors graduated on time, 57 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

Statewide test results: low income students score 1.8 points lower at St. Anne Elementary School

At St. Anne Elementary School, a 1.8-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income students in 2017.

86.7 percent of Kankakee Junior teachers stay put; average earns $53,633 per year

More than 86.7 percent of teachers stay at Kankakee Junior High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

KANKAKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY: September Soul Collections

By Press release submission | Sep 22, 2018

Coming up next week, on Thursday, September 27th, it's September Soul Collections.

Athletes in Action: Football

By LocalLabs News Service | Sep 21, 2018

Athletes in Action tracks players with ties to local communities as they compete at the collegiate level. The following football players will compete during the week of September 21 to September 28.

Statewide test results: low income students score 17.6 points lower at Je-Neir Elementary School

At Je-Neir Elementary School, a 17.6-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income students in 2017.

Report: 47 percent of 2015 St. Anne Community High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

In a year when 80 percent of St. Anne Community High School seniors graduated on time, 47 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

Statewide test results: low income students score 16.0 points lower at Chebanse Elementary School

At Chebanse Elementary School, a 16.0-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income students in 2017.

86.7 percent of Manteno teachers stay put; average earns $45,614 per year

More than 86.7 percent of teachers stay at Manteno Elementary School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

College football earned $117 million for Illinois schools in 2016

By LGIS Newsfeed | Sep 21, 2018

Olivet Nazarene University football brought in $12,331 per athlete in revenue in 2016, making it the 13th highest-grossing football program in the state that year, according to a Kankakee Times analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

88 percent of Bradley-Bourbonnais C teachers stay put; average earns $55,550 per year

More than 88 percent of teachers stay at Bradley-Bourbonnais C High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

Statewide test results: low income students score 14.5 points lower at Shabbona Elementary School

At Shabbona Elementary School, a 14.5-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income students in 2017.

77.7 percent of Kankakee teachers stay put; average earns $53,633 per year

More than 77.7 percent of teachers stay at Kankakee High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

Statewide test results: low income students score 15.8 points lower at Noel Levasseur Elementary School