Page 2 - Ellis Elementary News Today

EDWARDSVILLE - Before the first bell of the day, first and second graders at Eastwood Elementary School in East Alton and Ellis Elementary School in Belleville

POCATELLO — The winners of the 2023 Stone Soup Contest are:

Test scores in Prince William County Schools ticked up slightly last year, with students improving their marks on standardized math, writing and science tests. But for the third straight year,

NOVEC judges had their work cut out for them when it came to selecting just three winners in NOVEC’s summer children’s art contest.

According to the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools’ educator shortage survey from the previous academic year, more than 30% of open teacher, support staff and special education positions went un- or underfilled — the highest percentage in the six years.

A dozen Dorchester schools have received grants from EdVestors, a nonprofit focused on school improvement. The organization announced earlier this month a $460,000 purse for arts education funding to 65 Boston Public Schools for the coming school year. The announcement came at the Citywide Arts Festival, an annual three- affair that started in 2009.

Fourteen students from across the valley were recognized at a ceremony held in Summerlin on Thursday night.

STARTING THURSDAY

At a meeting on Tuesday, the Logan City School Board discussed implementing full-day kindergarten at the district’s elementary schools.

And the Logan City School District announces the teachers of the year.