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🌱 Patch AM: How do Oak Park teachers stack up in statewide attendance rankings?

And check out Free Community Shred Event and Food Drive Sponsored by BHHS Chicago on the Oak Park Patch calendar

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Good morning Oak Park! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

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  • How do Oak Park teachers stack up in statewide attendance rankings?

Also on today's calendar: Free Community Shred Event and Food Drive Sponsored by BHHS Chicago and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 79 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 86, low: 71. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8 reported 97.8% of teacher attendance during 2024-25 (sangamonsun.com) — New state data shows Pleasant Plains schools leading in teacher attendance, but it also reveals that Oak Park Elementary District 97 reached an impressive 99.2% teacher attendance, while Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 logged 55.3%. For Oak Park families, these numbers offer a snapshot of staff reliability compared with hundreds of districts statewide.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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