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Schools in the Chicago area dominated this year’s U.S. News & World Report’s best high school ranking for Illinois, but two Belleville schools made it in the top 315. Payton … Click to Cont...

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In a technology room off the side of the library in East St. Louis Senior High School, members of one of the school’s newest clubs showcase their pride and joy: … Click to Continue »

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A principal in Granite City District 9, who is also a school board member in Freeburg District 70, has resigned. The board of education of Granite City 9 voted to … Click to Continue »

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A BND series of ongoing coverage on issues that matter most to metro-east residents. At its meeting Tuesday evening, the board of education of Grant District 110 approved a financial … Click to...

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Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 is considering closing Jefferson Elementary at the end of the school year due to low enrollment, the district announced Tuesday. The announcement fo...

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The student councils at Mason Clark Middle School in East St. Louis District 189 and Collinsville High School in Collinsville District 10 are among the seven in Illinois to receive … Click to C...

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In Reality Check stories, BND journalists dig deeper into questions over facts, consequences and accountability. Read more. Story idea? newsroom@bnd.com. Lebanon Community Unit School District 9 ...

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Next Monday afternoon, a total solar eclipse will cross southern Illinois as it traverses the country, and some metro-east school districts are changing their instructional plans for the day. A �...

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BND Reality Check Teachers, parents and community members filled the gym bleachers at Grant Middle School Tuesday evening to voice their concerns following the Illinois State Board of Education�...

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Voters in Belleville, Shiloh and Swansea headed to the polls Tuesday night for the primary election and passed a referendum on the ballot from Whiteside School District 115. The district … Clic...

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Students who miss 10% or more of the school year with or without a valid excuse are considered chronically absent in Illinois, but what is considered a valid excuse? Statewide, … Click to Conti...

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BND Reality Check The superintendent of a metro-east school district that was certified as being “in financial difficulty” by the Illinois State Board of Education last week says the situatio...

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The Illinois State Board of Education on Wednesday voted in approval of certifying Grant Community Consolidated School District 110 as being “in financial difficulty” because of its failure t...

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BND Reality Check The Illinois State Board of Education will vote on whether to certify Grant Community Consolidated School District 110 as being “in financial difficulty” at its regular busi...

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Gabby Orlet’s spirit in battling a rare type of bone cancer has earned the Althoff Catholic High School student an award given to just two basketball players nationwide. Orlet, who … Click to...

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Aviston School District 21 has asked voters to approve an increase to its educational fund tax rate three times. Each time, it failed by three votes or less. Now, the … Click to Continue »

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For the past two and a half years, the 90-some students of Venice Elementary have been going to a makeshift school in Granite City after their old building at 300 … Click to Continue »

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Chris Singleton visits Abraham Lincoln elementary … Click to Continue »

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Every year, educators across the state are honored by the Illinois State Board of Education with awards, and more than 35 in the metro-east are among the recipients for 2024. … Click to Continu...

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For thousands of students in the metro-east, an empty stomach, inadequate clothing or a lack of access to hygiene products and other essentials prevents them from focusing on their education … ...

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Early voting in Illinois has started, and when some voters in Madison and St. Clair counties fill out their ballots, they’ll be asked whether Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 … ...

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When some Belleville, Shiloh and Swansea voters go to the polls in the primary election, they’ll be asked whether Whiteside School District 115’s Board of Education should issue about $10.6 �...

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Madison County educators and law enforcement officials met in Edwardsville to discuss growing school safety issues and ways to address them at the fourth “school safety summit.” While the thr...

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The Illinois State Board of Education endorsed a budget request Wednesday that includes a $653 million increase in funding for PreK-12 public schools. It’s a request that lawmakers may find …...

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Mary Becker Schaefer remembers the time she collided with another girl while running on the playground at Cathedral Grade School in downtown Belleville in the 1960s. The other girl lost … Click...

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Many metro-east schools are closing or having e-learning days Monday. The National Weather Service in St. Louis is forecasting that sub-freezing temperatures and light rain will result in a perio...

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Editor’s note: Former BND reporter Doug Kaufman interviewed Cathedral Grade School alumni during the school’s 150th anniversary celebration in 1997-98. His story is being republished in light...

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The Catholic Diocese of Belleville merged three grade schools to form Notre Dame Academy in 2015, and one of them, Cathedral Grade School, was operated by its flagship parish. That … Click to C...

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Two metro-east Catholic grade schools will shutter at the end of the school year amid declining enrollment, parish leaders announced Wednesday. Notre Dame Academy in Belleville, formerly Cathedra...

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Many parts of the metro-east and the state are considered “preschool deserts” where there aren’t enough publicly-funded preschool seats to meet community needs. This means thousands of kids...

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