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SPRINGFIELD A new survey of Illinois school districts shows most are continuing to have trouble filling open teaching positions with qualified teachers and even more are having difficulty hiring substitute teachers.
It’s a problem that has existed in the state for many years and one that experts attribute to a variety of factors, such as low pay and the difficulty in attracting new teachers to work in certain parts of the state.
The survey has been conducted each of the past four years by the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools. Regional superintendents are in charge of supervising schools in the state’s 38 educational regions and operating regional offices of education. They also act as a kind of conduit of information and support between the Illinois State Board of Education and the state’s 853 local school districts.
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A new survey of Illinois school districts shows most are continuing to have trouble filling open teaching positions with qualified teachers and even more are having difficulty hiring substitute teachers.
It’s a problem that has existed in the state for many years and one that experts attribute to a variety of factors, such as low pay and the difficulty in attracting new teachers to work in certain parts of the state.
The survey has been conducted each of the past four years by the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools. Regional superintendents are in charge of supervising schools in the state’s 38 educational regions and operating regional offices of education. They also act as a kind of conduit of information and support between the Illinois State Board of Education and the state’s 853 local school districts.
Jury trial on fitness debated in murder case
Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree, Journal-Courier
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Dustin Finlaw faces first-degree murder charges in the stabbing death of Robert L. Utter, 42, of Rushville, who was found dead May 24, 2018, in a car in Meredosia.Journal-Courier
An attorney for a Meredosia man facing murder charges has filed a motion demanding a trial by jury on the issue of fitness, though the courts are questioning whether that is appropriate at this time.
Attorney Tom Piper filed a motion Feb. 26 with the Morgan County courts, demanding a trial by jury on fitness for Dustin A. Finlaw, 20, of Meredosia, who was found unfit for trial in October 2018.
United Way receives school library grants The United Way of South Central Illinois received a grant from Healing Illinois. (Source: UWSCI) By Jessica Ladd | March 3, 2021 at 10:28 AM CST - Updated March 3 at 10:28 AM
MT. VERONON, Ill. (KFVS) - The United Way of South Central Illinois received a grant from Healing Illinois.
The $6,400.00 grant will go to multiple school libraries in the Heartland.
Checks in the amount of $400 was distributed to the following Libraries:
Woodlawn Grade School
Hamilton County Jr/Sr High Library
Webber High School Library
Waltonville High School Library
Woodlawn High School Library
Healing Illinois is a racial healing initiative of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), designed to distribute grants across the state to begin, or continue, the work of racial healing.