Education
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St. Viator High School (May 17)May 17, 2009 11:00 pm - ...
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Subgroups impact public schools' scoresOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - 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,...
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Lack of IMAGE test hurts local districtsOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - 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...
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State testing rules bring failureOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - 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. This year, most ar...
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As state scores drop, schools work to engage students in readingOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - English teacher Jaime Hecht knows that teenagers love a good controversy. So when she introduces her students to Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," she s...
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Round Lake High School looks to improve report cardOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - 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...
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DuPage districts question state testsOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - 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...