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An abecedarium (also known as an abecedary or ABCs or simply an ABC) is an inscription consisting of the letters of an alphabet, almost always listed in order. Typically, abecedaria (or abecedaries) are practice exercises.
A regional office of education (ROE), sometimes called a regional superintendent's office, is a level of educational administration in Illinois.Each one has an educational service region, or simply region, consisting of one or more counties, [1] and supervisory jurisdiction over the school districts lying primarily in that county or those counties. [2]
The history of Illinois may be defined by several broad historical periods, namely, the pre-Columbian period, the era of European exploration and colonization, its development as part of the American frontier, its early statehood period, growth in the 19th and 20th centuries, and contemporary Illinois of today.
The abecedarius is most probably the oldest type of acrostic. [8] Its origins have been linked to either the sacred nature of letters and the mystical significance of these types of arrangements [8] [2] [3] or its didactic use as a mnemonic and instructive device for children. [2]
The basic subdivisions of Illinois are the 102 counties. [2] Illinois has more units of local government than any other state—over 8,000 in all. [3] The Constitution of 1970 created, for the first time in Illinois, a type of "home rule", which allows localities to govern themselves to a certain extent. [4]
Two counties are named for Native American tribes, and one bears the name of a plant used as a food source by Native Americans. While it does have a Lincoln city, Illinois does not have a county named after its favorite son, Abraham Lincoln; it does, however, have a Douglas County (founded 1859) named after his political rival Stephen A. Douglas.
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The following is a list of school districts in Illinois. As of July 1, 2023 [update] , there were 852 public school districts , including 368 elementary districts, 97 high school districts, 386 unit districts , and one Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice district, and two cooperative high schools.