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Local students' academic performance shows a rebound, with exceptions.
The "Rockstar" spots were sold as part of a school foundation fundraiser.
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Bad weather prompted the decision, the district said.
A teacher called the opportunity "amazing," but the school district turned it down.
Students will spend more time on science and social studies and less on English and math, the school board decided.
This happened while enrollment dropped slightly during the same period.
The students will be moved to two elementary schools during the project, according to the district.
The principal received a major award from the state school board in 2022.
The school board is set to review a slightly smaller property tax hike for this year.
The superintendent sought a public reprimand after a teacher appealed her suspension to the board, the teachers union alleges.
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The district gave up its effort to keep the principal's letter secret. The union is appealing the discipline.
The judge said the owner's response is "long overdue." The owner has yet to comply with the order.
Patch obtained the picture of what is believed to be the alleged antisemitic incident.
A dissenting board member says his colleagues should keep the taxpayers in mind.
The school's spokeswoman has not returned repeated messages about it.
On the flip side, students would spend more time on science and social studies.
The problem is that teachers are taking advantage of the system, a former school board candidate said.
York's principal said the school's deans launched an investigation.
But the rate improved from the previous year, according to state statistics.
The money is to help pay for the school's health sciences building.
The school board president said many use an inflated number for how much money the district has on hand.
Local schools' test scores reflect the percentage of low-income students enrolled.
The attack took place in the school's parking lot and the victim was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries, school officials said.
Some question the state's system for rating teachers, which has been in place since 2010.
The district makes the case for the maximum tax levy increase allowed under state law.
The bids for projects at two schools came in under what was expected, according to the latest numbers.
Villa Park's Willowbrook had a lower rate than York High, according to state data.
Schools statewide have seen a similar trend since the end of the pandemic.
A critic called the statistics "horrendous." The school did not mention low-income students in its news release.
Local elementary and middle school students have made up lost ground since the pandemic, while their statewide counterparts did not.
About higher test scores, he said, "If things are improving, that's great. Who isn't for that?"
An official called the numbers a "tremendous, positive, upward movement in proficiency."
The numbers are still below what York was seeing before the pandemic.
He will talk about people's mental health journeys in a presentation at Elmhurst University.
The jump is attributed to big claims, with more "very sick" employees.