Grade school districts in Tamaroa, Coulterville and Prairie Du Rocher ranked among SW Illinois' lowest for reading aptitude, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) statistics point to Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (SIUE) as the state’s fastest growing public institution over the last two decades.
Grade school districts in Waterloo, Columbia and Chester ranked highest in SW Illinois for reading aptitude, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Paul Jacobs, the Pomona Republican who is running against Bryant in the GOP primary in the 115th District, said he can see the handwriting on the wall in terms of how legislators plan to deal all the abuses in the taxpayer funded Medicaid system by again raising taxes.