Rep. Steven Reick (R-Woodstock) had questions and Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) had a strong opinion to share when Kankakee School District Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum Felice Hybert proposed launching a $2 million pilot program for competency-based learning at the House Appropriations Elementary and Secondary Education Committee hearing Monday.

Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6, Donovan Community Unit School District 3 and Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10 received the best financial ratings by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for their 2017 finances.

Kankakee School District 111, Momence Community Unit School District 1 and Pembroke Community Consolidated School District 259 received the lowest financial ratings in Illinois by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for their 2017 finances.

Donovan Community Unit School District 3, Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6 and Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10 were among the 640 Illinois school districts that achieved "financial recognition" by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for their 2017 finances.

Kankakee Community College posted an “on time” graduation rate of 12 percent, according to the latest data on two-year schools compiled from U.S. Department of Education and Illinois State Comptroller tracking the performance and spending at 49 Illinois community colleges.

St. Anne CHSD 302 in Kankakee receives $578 per student from the state to fund pensions for public school teachers and administrators – the most in Kankakee County, according to a Wirepoints analysis of Teacher Retirement System data.

Earlville CUSD 9 in LaSalle County receives just $230 per student from the state to fund pensions for teachers and administrators, the lowest of all other districts, according to a Wirepoints analysis of Teacher Retirement System data.

Rondout SD 72 in Lake County receives $1,579 per student from the state to fund pensions for teachers and administrators, leading all other districts, according to a Wirepoints analysis of Teacher Retirement System data.

With an annual budget of $43,881,169 and 185 graduates in 2016, Kankakee Community College spent $237,607 per graduate in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of data tracking the performance and spending at 48 Illinois community colleges.

About 28 percent of Glenn Raymond Middle School students passed annual math assessments in 2017 and nearly three quarters of students failed.

Academic results data released recently reveals 40 percent of Glenn Raymond Middle School students are considered on track for the next grade level.

About 52 percent of Glenn Raymond Middle School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and nearly a half of students failed.

Nine public schools in Illinois raised tuition faster than inflation over a three-year period, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of in-state tuition for 2013-14 and 2016-17 at 115 public colleges and universities in 10 Midwest states.

Illinois residents pay up to 76 percent more to attend a Big Ten school and up to 49 percent more to attend a Mid-America Conference school than their counterparts in other states, according to a Higher Education Tribune’s analysis of in-state tuition at public colleges and universities in 10 Midwest states.

An Illinoisan attending the University of Illinois will spend nearly $8,000 more per year than a Missourian at Missouri State University-Springfield, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of 116 four-year public universities in 10 Midwestern states based on enrollment.

Academic results data released recently reveals 30 percent of Alan B. Shepard Elementary School students are considered on track for the next grade level.

About 32 percent of Alan B. Shepard Elementary School students passed annual math assessments in 2017 and 68 percent of students failed.

About 29 percent of Iroquois West Middle School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and 71 percent of students failed.

Academic results data released recently reveals 26 percent of Iroquois West Middle School students are considered on track for the next grade level.

About 28 percent of Alan B. Shepard Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and nearly three quarters of students failed.