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Unit 5 leaders spent much of Wednesday’s meeting — the last before the April 4 election — telling a tale of two districts: the one where a referendum passes, and another where it's rejected.
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Unit 5 Finance Director Marty Hickman noted the district set the levy, assuming an 8% growth in equalized assessed valuation. But leaders expect an actual 6% EAV increase.
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Despite a year filled with controversy over busing problems, Unit 5 will keep First Student next year.
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The Unit 5 school board Wednesday night adopted a $212.3 million budget for fiscal 2021-2022, and discussed a report detailing a decade’s worth of the district’s budget trends.
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When school began in Unit 5 this fall, a lot of school buses were getting kids to class late. Too many, according to Chris Coyle, the area general manager for First Student, the company that has the Unit 5 bus contract.
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School districts across central Illinois and struggling to hire more bus drivers as the new school year nears.
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The Unit 5 school board is sticking with its sometimes-frustrating bus service for one more year. The board Wednesday approved retaining First Student in…
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Representatives from First Student made their pitch to Unit 5 officials Wednesday as the school board continues to mull over transportation options for…
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Unit 5’s school board president said Wednesday the district should consider exploring other transportation options starting next year amid concerns about…