Truancy grant boost possible for Vermilion County

DANVILLE – State grant money that helps area school districts keep students in school by providing the money to hire attendance outreach workers may be distributed in a new way for the next school year.

Vermilion County stands to gain about $100,000 over the next four years under the recommended changes, said Jane Quinlan, a member of the task force making the recommendations and assistant regional superintendent for Champaign and Ford counties.

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