Rantoul juniors last year missed mark academically

RANTOUL – The Rantoul Township High School principal said he expects to see a better school report card next year when changes in the curriculum have time to take effect.

But this year's seniors, who took the state's Prairie State Exam last spring as juniors, did not achieve adequate progress in reading or math, Principal Scott Amerio said Monday.

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