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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. -
Which DuPage County schools spend the most per student
Oct 30, 2019 4:58 PM - Special education programs, smaller enrollment and Title I funds contribute to higher per-pupil costs within some DuPage County school districts, educators say of new school-level spending data in the 2019 Illinois Report Card. -
Why one school in District 116 spends $2,000 more per student than another school
Oct 30, 2019 4:57 PM - Round Lake Area Unit District 116 officials say they strive to make sure students at both of their middle schools have the same support, resources and opportunities. Yet, the new per-pupil school spending data released Wednesday in the 2019 Illinois Report Card shows a difference. -
District 59 officials don't put much into state's 'underperforming' ranking
Nov 9, 2018 5:20 AM - Despite a recent designation of four Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 schools as "underperforming" on state report cards, district officials and an education researcher on Thursday refused to put much weight in that ranking, or the standardized test where it comes from. -
No more 'failing': New state report card data rates schools, measures students' growth
Oct 31, 2018 10:29 AM - The newly released Illinois Report Card data shows changes in how schools are graded this year with the switch to a new statewide accountability and support system. It shifts the focus away from standardized test proficiency scores and comes with the promise of additional funding and resources to help schools improve. -
22 Fox Valley schools deemed 'underperforming' by state rating
Oct 30, 2018 7:11 PM - Of 196 schools in Kane and McHenry counties, 143 were labeled commendable, 31 were rated as exemplary, and 22 were deemed underperforming under the state's new ranking system. Officials now are studying what that means for schools where some students are struggling. -
Where Lake County middle schools are 'underperforming' on state report card
Oct 30, 2018 7:04 PM - Of 114 Lake County schools rated using new state guidelines, 10 were deemed underperforming -- the second-lowest rating. Of those 10, six were middle schools, report card data show.
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