District 64 adopts FY27 budget, posts 93% math proficiency

Park Ridge-Niles District 64 adopted its FY27 budget at the Sept. 17 board meeting and released academic performance data showing students in grades 2-8 averaging 93% at or above grade level in math and 89% in reading, while Jefferson Early Childhood Center earned the state's highest early learning quality rating.

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District 64 sets higher MAP targets in new superintendent goals

The District 64 board approved Superintendent Dr. Ben Collins's 2026-27 goals, raising MAP reading growth targets to 70% for elementary and 65% for middle school students, while a new Academic Performance Report shows 80% of students performing at or above grade level.

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Two-story brick elementary school building on a street corner with bare trees.
Two-story brick elementary school building on a street corner with bare trees.

District 64 adopts FY27 budget, posts 93% math proficiency

Park Ridge-Niles District 64 adopted its FY27 budget at the Sept. 17 board meeting and released academic performance data showing students in grades 2-8 averaging 93% at or above grade level in math and 89% in reading, while Jefferson Early Childhood Center earned the state's highest early learning quality rating.

Two-story brick elementary school building on a street corner with bare trees.

District 64 adopts FY27 budget, posts 93% math proficiency

Park Ridge-Niles District 64 adopted its FY27 budget at the Sept. 17 board meeting and released academic performance data showing students in grades 2-8 averaging 93% at or above grade level in math and 89% in reading, while Jefferson Early Childhood Center earned the state's highest early learning quality rating.

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District 64 board to vote Monday on $9.4M no-interest county loan

District 64's board will vote Monday on a resolution to accept a $9.4 million no-interest loan from Cook County's Bridge Fund, a direct response to the two-month delay in property tax bills that has squeezed the district's cash flow.

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Pace student fare drops to 75 cents starting Aug. 24

Pace student fares drop from $1 to 75 cents starting Aug. 24, with free rides for all K-12 students that day, funded by the new Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act. The reduced fare applies year-round at any time of day, with free transfers to CTA.

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Nearly 12,000 kids lack measles shots as Park Ridge schools open

Cook County health officials issued a statement on the first day of school urging families not to delay or space out childhood vaccines in response to President Trump's executive order, as nearly 12,000 suburban Cook County children remain unprotected against measles.

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