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  • How do Woodridge 68 administrator and teacher salaries stack up statewide?

Also on today's calendar: **Final Day Discount- Garage sale blowout!** and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 69 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Monday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 65, low: 54.
  • Tuesday: A couple of showers, with a high of 64 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2024-25: Average administrator salary was 61.6% higher than teacher salary in Norwood Elementary School District 63 (peoriastandard.com) — Woodridge School District 68 ranks among Illinois' larger districts, with administrators earning an average of about $175,000 and teachers about $88,500 in 2024–25, according to new state data. The report compares Woodridge's pay levels to dozens of other big districts statewide and notes that teacher vacancies across Illinois have fallen, though staffing challenges remain.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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