State Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville) gave it up for some of the side-stepping students who walked away with sectional wins from the Illinois High School Association dance competition.

Macomb Community Unit School District 185, Bushnell-Prairie City Community Unified School District 170 and West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 received the best financial ratings by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for their 2017 finances.

Brown County Community Unit School District 1, Calhoun Community Unit School District 40 and Virginia Community Unit School District 64 received the lowest financial ratings in Illinois by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for their 2017 financ

Macomb Community Unit School District 185, West Prairie Community Unit School District 103 and Brussels Community Unit School District 42 were among the 640 Illinois school districts that achieved "financial recognition" by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for their 2017 finances.

Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 in Meredosia receives $641 per student from the state to fund pensions for public school teachers and administrators – the most in West Central Illinois, 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.

Academic results data released recently reveals 23 percent of Griggsville-Perry Primary School students are considered on track for the next grade level.

About 22 percent of Griggsville-Perry Primary School students passed annual math assessments in 2017 and 78 percent of students failed.

About 25 percent of Griggsville-Perry Primary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and three quarters of students failed.

About 20 percent of Griggsville-Perry Middle School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and 80 percent of students failed.

About 12 percent of Griggsville-Perry Middle School students passed annual math assessments in 2017 and 88 percent of students failed.

Academic results data released recently reveals 16 percent of Griggsville-Perry Middle School students are considered on track for the next grade level.

About 9 percent of Gard Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and 91 percent of students failed.

About 9 percent of Gard Elementary School students passed annual math assessments in 2017 and 91 percent of students failed.

Academic results data released recently reveals 9 percent of Gard Elementary School students are considered on track for the next grade level.

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.

About 47 percent of Hamilton Jr/Sr High School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and 53 percent of students failed.

Academic results data released recently reveals 37 percent of Hamilton Jr/Sr High School students are considered on track for the next grade level.

About 28 percent of Hamilton Jr/Sr High School students passed annual math assessments in 2017 and nearly three quarters of students failed.