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YOUNG volunteers are being urged to come forward to help in a litter busting clean-up around a play area.

YOUNG volunteers are being urged to come forward to help in a litter busting clean-up around a play area.

A state-of-the-art emergency notification system should be installed in all Jacksonville School District 117 buildings by the end of the fall semester. The school board voted unanimously Wednesday night to buy the technology from Centegix Video.

A look at happenings with clubs and organizations in the Jacksonville area ...

The Jacksonville school board is moving forward with one of two major renovation projects...

A new five-year contract effectively will keep Steve Ptacek as Jacksonville School...

Beloit School Districts Superintendent and Athletic Director supports Beloit Memorial student Mandi Franks after she wrote a letter to Parker High School officials following the "gangster" theme night at Parker

Jacksonville District 117 school board has gone on record in opposition to a bill that...

Jacksonville schools looking at full-time COVID-19 leave pay Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree, Journal-Courier FacebookTwitterEmail The Family First Coronavirus Response Act provides coverage of two-thirds of employees’ salary for up to 80 hours if they are unable to work because they need to care for a person who is quarantining or a child whose school or child care provider is closed or unavailable for COVID-19-related reasons.Leo Patrizi Teachers who have to take leave from Jacksonville School ...

Jacksonville schools shoring up funds against shortfall Darren Iozia, Journal-Courier FacebookTwitterEmail Financial reserves that Jacksonville School District 117 has set aside for renovations to Washington Elementary School now will be used to offset the state’s possible budget shortfall and other financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I don’t want to have to cut staff or programs,” Superintendent Steve Ptacek said of his reasons for delaying the renovation project and keeping ...