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A new state report shows three low performing elementary schools in District 205, so it’s back to school for RPS leaders coming up with solutions to improve the academic environment and in turn, retain more teachers.
Half of the kids who go to Lewis Lemon Elementary School in Rockford can’t take a bus to school. Especially in the cold months of winter, many of those students don’t make it to school at all. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports on a community member trying to help…
Rockford Public Schools perennially have some of the highest student mobility rates in the state. Mobility Rate is the percent of students who experience at least one transfer in or out of their school during the school year. Experts say that disruption can be really harmful.