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Rep. Niemerg Leads Effort to Permit “In God We Trust” Back on Public School Buildings in Illinois

March 31, 2021 by Villagers Voice

State Representative Adam Niemerg (R-Dieterich) is pleased to announce that his first piece of legislation in his first term in the General Assembly passed unanimously out of the Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing & Charter Schools Committee.

House Bill (HB) 217 would allow local school districts to decide if they would like to put the words “In God We Trust” back on public school buildings anywhere in Illinois. [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Illinois, In God We Trust, schools

Open Letter to the Editor: Decisions About Local Schools Should Be Made Locally

November 2, 2020 by Villagers Voice

Governor J.B. Pritzker’s latest decision to prohibit high school basketball for boys and girls is a perfect example of his do-what-I-tell-you approach rather than a Liberty-first solution.

It’s a mindset that plagues “big government” types who believe the best governance is centralized control. The best place for decision-making impacting local communities is not in Springfield or Chicago – it’s in your community. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Front Page, IL Coronavirus News Tagged With: Ilinois, schools

In Person Learning Numbers Increase in NCOE District

October 23, 2020 by Kathy Sands

By Jessica Jackson and Kathy Sands

All three schools in the NCOE District CUSD #3 have seen a decrease in the number of remote learners since the beginning of the school year with more students returning to in person learning. The principals reported that all three schools planned to hold parent teacher conferences this week through phone calls, Google meet, or emails. [Read more...]

Filed Under: NCOE News, News Tagged With: Norris City, schools

NCOE Unit #3 School Board Meets Wednesday Night

September 15, 2020 by Villagers Voice

Filed Under: School News Tagged With: schools

TOWN HALL: SCHOOL CHOICES DURING COVID-19 – WHAT IS BEST FOR YOUR CHILD?

July 28, 2020 by Villagers Voice

A town hall meeting will be held Monday, Aug. 3 at 6 p.m. to explore educational options for school children during the continued COVID-19 situation. The meeting will be at Rig Ministry, 215 Industrial Dr. (enter from the north), Carmi, IL.

[Read more...]

Filed Under: Community Events, Front Page Tagged With: Carmi, schools, White County

CUSD#3 Board Votes to Open Schools in August for In-Person Learning, Hires Two

July 17, 2020 by Kathy Sands

After much of the meeting time was spent discussing the back-to-school transition plan and how that might work in practice, the NCOE CUSD#3 school board voted Wednesday night to open the schools for in-person learning, with the option of e-learning, and to accept the ISBE and IDPH guidelines for re-opening. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Front Page, News Tagged With: ISBE, NCOE, schools

Next Battleground: Public Schools, as Mask Debate Heats Up Locally and Across the State

July 8, 2020 by Kathy Sands

As the battle over the Illinois governor's COVID-19 restrictions rages on in courtrooms throughout the state of Illinois, new back-to-school guidelines handed down from the ISBE on June 23 are causing a great deal of consternation among parents and school boards alike and the battle is heating up. In a letter from lawyer Thomas DeVore to Illinois Department of Health officials, two private schools and one public school in Hutsonville, IL have already stated their intentions that they will not be complying with the guidelines, stating they are illegal and cannot be mandated. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Front Page, News, School News Tagged With: Illinois, masking, schools, White County

New Private Christian School Looking to Start in White County

June 24, 2020 by Kathy Sands

Monday night in Carmi saw 55 interested parties and parents of schoolchildren gather at the R.I.G. Ministries to hear details about plans for a new private Christian school in White County. With COVID restrictions on the schools being advocated by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and the advancing progressive agenda that is promoted in many public schools, some parents are feeling frustrated about the state of schooling in general in Illinois. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carmi News, Front Page, News Tagged With: Carmi schools, schools, White County

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