Articles filed under School Report Cards
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Suburban schools begin measuring kindergarten readinessAug 30, 2017 1:00 am - Illinois school districts are beginning this school year gathering information on consistent measures of developmental readiness for all kindergartners. Teachers must ob...
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Dist. 88 improves big on PARCC test; top-ranked schools remain on topOct 31, 2016 5:40 am - In a year of so-so results on state standardized test scores, Addison Trail and Willowbrook high schools showed some marked improvement, according to data released Monda...
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Vernon Hills High School soars on state testingOct 31, 2016 5:36 am - Vernon Hills High School ranks ninth in Illinois when it comes to preparing students for college, new state report card data shows. It also topped the high schools i...
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Fox Valley schools see modest increases, huge dips in PARCC scoresOct 31, 2016 5:33 am - Declining state test scores in the Fox Valley area have some educators questioning the accuracy and value of the data. Schools across the suburbs saw declines in scores ...
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Des Plaines elementary schools a ray of light amid so-so test resultsOct 31, 2016 5:30 am - Amid some tepid news about suburban student achievement on standardized test scores, one Des Plaines school district showed dramatic improvement. The number of South Ele...
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Illinois school report cards: Scores down in more than half our schoolsOct 31, 2016 5:30 am - More than half the 615 suburban schools surveyed by the Daily Herald show declining scores on the state's standardized test, data released Monday reveals. The range of s...
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Link between poverty, test scores continuesOct 31, 2016 1:00 am -
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School report cards coming out MondayOct 30, 2016 6:45 am - Will results match the early data for suburbs?
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Up to 70 percent of students still unprepared, tests showAug 25, 2016 1:00 am - Preliminary statewide results from standardized testing show anywhere between 60 percent and 70 percent of Illinois students are not ready for college or careers after h...
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Vallas: Shifting special education funds to other schools a bad ideaFeb 01, 2016 12:00 am - A state move to shift some special education funds away from schools that can raise more through property taxes was unwise because it pits the suburbs against other part...