CAT Tracks for November 5, 2015
2015-16 ILLINOIS STATE SCHOLARS

More bad academic news for local school districts.

In response to my previous post, I received an e-missive from a knowledgeable CAT containing the link to a website, reminding me that Pulaski County shares our pain. The link certainly magnified the misery, but failed to bring the relief implied by "misery loves company."

The website below provides a listing of Illinois high school students who have been named 2015-16 State Scholars for their outstanding academic achievement.

If you click on Alexander and Pulaski Counties, you will find...

...nothing, nada, zero.

Sigh...


From Illinois Student Assistance Commission

State Scholar Announcements


If you still doubt that money matters...

...click on the links for Jackson County (Carbondale) and Williamson County (Marion).

Bears repeating:

Sigh...