Pekin Public Schools

Nearly 6,000 pencils collected for Pekin students in school supplies campaign

Steve Stein

The numbers are in on the Education Association of Pekin's "Stuff the Bus" school supplies campaign for Pekin Public Schools students, the first community project undertaken by the 65-year-old union.

Education Association of Pekin members (from left) Julie Warning, Reid Emerson and Mariah Weghorst collected donations for a school supply campaign Sunday at the Pekin Walmart. Warning and Weghorst are teachers at Wilson Intermediate School. Emerson is a paraprofessional at Edison Junior High School.

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Pekin school supplies campaign is 65-year-old union's first community project

Steve Stein

Members of the Education Association of Pekin union are collecting school supplies for Pekin Public Schools District 108 students.

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District 150, Pekin 108 look to further improve proficiency, chronic absenteeism

Camryn Cutinello

The latest Illinois State Report card found English-language arts (ELA) proficiency improved during the 2023-24 school year, while math continues to lag behind.