Articles filed under Education
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Grayslake Central High School (May 16)May 15, 2010 11:00 pm - ...
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Mundelein High School (May 16)May 15, 2010 11:00 pm - ...
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Grayslake North High School (May 15)May 14, 2010 11:00 pm - ...
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Are we getting what we pay for?Oct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - With a variety of important purchases, it may be said, you get what you pay for. But in some suburban schools, that's not always the case. School districts in Lake, McHe...
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As bench marks get raised, more schools in danger of failingOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Standardized tests scores are rising in suburban schools, but not quickly enough. Data released Friday by the State Board of Education reported that the percentage of su...
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Success story: Antioch Elementary District 34Oct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Town: Antioch Success story: Antioch Elementary District 34 has gone from failing on the 2008 report card to passing a year later, and had to meet elevated stand...
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DuPage schools score well, but follow struggling trendOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Test scores in DuPage County's largest school districts are strong overall, but most area high schools are following a statewide trend and struggling to make the grade. ...
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Standardized test cheat sheetOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - NCLB: Federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, which requires states to measure each public school's and district's achievement on standardized tests. Each year a t...
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Success story: Abbott Middle School in ElginOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Town: Elgin Success story: The only one of eight Elgin Area School District U-46 middle schools to meet improvement goals for the past three years. How it go...
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Success story: Addison Trail High SchoolOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Town: Addison Success story: Bumped up reading scores by 14.2 points and math scores by 10 points this year. How'd it do that? Mandatory summer school sessi...