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Lawmakers concerned about plan to increase frequency of standardized tests
Dec 14, 2021 7:14 PM - Thirty-seven Illinois state lawmakers are asking the state education board to apply due diligence before voting on a new, multimillion-dollar standardized testing system. -
For Northwest suburban school leaders, report card data during pandemic comes with asterisk
Dec 12, 2021 9:54 AM - While the significance of students' standarized test scores is often debated, the picture painted by the data in this year's COVID-impacted Illinois Report Card is being scrutinized even more strongly by local school districts. -
Fox Valley schools' report card shows declines, but leaders cite factors from the pandemic
Dec 11, 2021 5:18 PM - Schools across the Fox Valley saw declines in students' English and mathematics proficiency skills during a pandemic-impacted school year mirroring a statewide trend. Yet the 2021 Illinois Report Card results are not comparable to pre-pandemic years for several reasons and can't be used as a yardstick to measure student performance or growth, educators say. -
One DuPage County district bucks trend of declining results on state report card
Dec 11, 2021 5:18 PM - Schools across DuPage County saw declines in students' English and mathematics proficiency skills during a pandemic-impacted school year mirroring a statewide trend, with one notable exception. -
Tough results amid pandemic? Find out how your schools are doing on state report card
Dec 3, 2021 11:25 AM - Amid a challenging pandemic year, suburban schools struggled to help students meet proficiency standards and saw declines in student enrollment, state figures have shown. On Thursday, officials released annual assessment data showing just how severe the issues were in individual school districts. -
Lower scores, high absenteeism, more teachers: A first look at how pandemic affected state's students
Oct 29, 2021 4:27 PM - Preliminary state data released today confirms what many educators and parents predicted about the pandemic-impacted 2020-21 school year. Statewide, chronic absenteeism worsened, fewer students met grade-level expectations in English language arts and mathematics, and the effects of remote learning were hardest on minority students, according to preliminary and partial 2021 Illinois Report Card data released Friday morning. -
COVID-19 pandemic makes it hard for educators to measure student growth from previous year
Oct 30, 2020 3:26 PM - The 2020 Illinois Report Card released Friday for the first time doesn't include reliable data on assessments, attendance or graduation rates for schools, among other accountability metrics. -
What small Queen Bee School District did to produce eye-catching results on state exams
Feb 24, 2020 5:30 AM - A new feature on the Illinois Report Card has brought extra attention to tiny Queen Bee School District 16 in Glendale Heights. Here's what educational leaders there are doing to produce noteworthy results. -
The cost to educate kids in the Northwest suburbs varies greatly by school
Oct 31, 2019 12:34 PM - In the case of Illinois' second-largest elementary district with about 12,000 Northwest suburban students, the school with the biggest per-pupil expenditures has the most special education programs, according to the annual state report card released Wednesday. -
'Diverse and unique' needs cause per-student spending variances among Fox Valley schools
Oct 30, 2019 4:59 PM - Need-based programming, dual-language classes, student population, grant funding, and the longevity, experience and creditials of teachers are among the factors that can cause a disparity in a district's per-student expenditures by school, suburban educators said.
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