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Massac County High School reports 15% truancy rate

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 16, 2018

The truancy rate at Massac County High School rose to 15 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Southern Illinois News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

Statewide test results: 70 percent of Cypress failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 16, 2018

About 30 percent of Cypress Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 70 percent of students failed.

3 Illinois offenders paroled in zip code 62995 in 2nd quarter of 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 16, 2018

Three offenders released on parole during the second quarter live near Illinois zip code 62995, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Southern Illinois News.

5 Illinois offenders paroled in zip code 62906 in 2nd quarter of 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 15, 2018

Five offenders released on parole during the second quarter live near Illinois zip code 62906, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Southern Illinois News.

Statewide test results: 73 percent of Cobden Junior failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 15, 2018

About 27 percent of Cobden Junior High School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and nearly three quarters of students failed.

Statewide test results: 95 percent of Century Jr/Sr students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 15, 2018

About 5 percent of Century Jr/Sr High School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 95 percent of students failed.

Statewide test results: 91 percent of Century students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 14, 2018

About 9 percent of Century Elementary School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 91 percent of students failed.

2 Illinois offenders paroled in zip code 62988 in 2nd quarter of 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 14, 2018

Two offenders released on parole during the second quarter live near Illinois zip code 62988, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Southern Illinois News.

Statewide test results: 69 percent of Cobden failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 14, 2018

About 31 percent of Cobden Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 69 percent of students failed.

Statewide test results: 84 percent of Century Jr/Sr failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 13, 2018

About 16 percent of Century Jr/Sr High School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 84 percent of students failed.

Statewide test results: 99 percent of Cairo Jr/Sr students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 13, 2018

About 1 percent of Cairo Jr/Sr High School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and nearly all of students failed.

Statewide test results: 80 percent of Century failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 12, 2018

About 20 percent of Century Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 80 percent of students failed.

Statewide test results: 96 percent of Cairo students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 12, 2018

About 4 percent of Cairo Elementary School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 96 percent of students failed.

At Century Jr/Sr, 97 percent of students graduate high school; 79 percent go to college

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 12, 2018

About 90 percent of ninth graders in 2018 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 97 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.