Articles filed under School Report Cards
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70% of Illinois students not meeting standardized test expectationsSep 16, 2015 1:00 am - Roughly 70 percent of Illinois students tested online last spring are not meeting expectations in mathematics and English literacy, partial standardized test results rel...
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Early results from new school test don't paint entire pictureSep 16, 2015 1:00 am - Parents and school officials in Illinois are getting a first look at how students fared on the first round of rigorous new standardized tests, but those numbers are inco...
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More Illinois students qualifying for special-education services, data showsMar 01, 2015 6:30 am - Better medical diagnoses, a growing emphasis on early detection and greater parental advocacy are among the possible reasons why more Illinois students are qualifying fo...
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How are your schools are performing? The Daily Herald helps you find outJan 01, 2015 6:30 am - For those of us living in the suburbs, there may be no more important local issue than the quality of our schools. After all, good schools for our children is why many o...
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'Failing' label gone, school improvement work continuesDec 27, 2014 6:45 am - No matter how long a school had been deemed "failing" under the No Child Left Behind education act of 2001, it has shed that label now. Along with losing the stigma, sch...
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Where suburban teachers, principals stay on the job longestDec 09, 2014 4:30 am - If teacher retention rates are any judge, one of the best schools to work at in the suburbs is Fenton High School in Bensenville. A first-time statistic culled in the Il...
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Geneva High atop local lists for science, readingOct 31, 2014 5:30 am - When it comes to the 2014 scores on state-mandated school report cards, Geneva High School was first in four of five categories among seven high schools in the Tri-Citie...
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West Chicago kindergarten teacher explains 'in-depth' focus on mathOct 31, 2014 5:30 am - Teachers are the ones to thank for student progress on the math portion of standardized tests, DuPage County school administrators say. Teachers in such districts as We...
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Overall improvement in Fox Valley schoolsOct 31, 2014 5:30 am - For the second year, Fox Valley school districts saw a mix of modest gains and significant dips in standardized test scores, depending on the school and category, accord...
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27.0 average leads ACT performance in DuPageOct 31, 2014 5:30 am - With average ACT scores as high as 27.0, several DuPage County high schools shined on standardized tests. Hinsdale Central led the way with an average ACT score of ...