2008 School Report Cards
As state scores drop, schools work to engage students in reading
Full Story updated 10/31/2008 11:05 AM
Buried under mountains of debt, things looked grim for Round Lake Area Unit District 116 back in 2002. The district racked up $14 million in short-term debt with no hope of paying it off. Under the threat of a shutdown, the state board of education took control of the district's finances.
Full Story published 10/31/2008 11:05 AM
The girl in the wheelchair doesn't speak. Instead, she vocalizes a steady tone in a range of volume levels. Her arms flail, the byproduct of involuntary muscle movements.
Full Story published 10/31/2008 10:28 AM
Last year, area school districts said they needed to focus their efforts on their high schools after most high schools failed to meet state standards.
Full Story published 10/31/2008 9:47 AM
Many suburban educators say that there should be an asterisk next to this year's No Child Left Behind results. The state eliminated the Illinois Measure of Annual Growth in English from this year's tests, which forced students new to the English language to take the same standardized tests as everyone else.
Full Story published 10/31/2008 12:03 AM
Did your school pass or fail? The results of the Illinois' standardized examinations, given last spring to public school students, were released this week. And as usual, the grades in the Fox Valley are mixed, for a variety of reasons
Full Story published 10/31/2008 8:22 AM
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