Articles filed under School Report Cards
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Improving DuPage scores show 'teaching math finally makes sense'Oct 31, 2014 5:30 am - Students at many West suburban elementary schools are showing more growth in math than in reading despite new math standards educators say are more rigorous. Math scores...
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Where school scores soared in Lake CountyOct 31, 2014 5:30 am - Students at Pritchett Elementary School in Buffalo Grove scored significantly better on the state's most recent standardized tests than they did the previous year, one o...
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Best and worst on Fox Valley report cardsOct 31, 2014 5:30 am - A majority of Fox Valley high schools saw an increase in their ACT composite scores, according to 2014 Illinois Report Card data released today. Only 10 of 23 high schoo...
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Personal attention improving Tri-Cities school scoresOct 31, 2014 5:30 am - Kaneland McDole Elementary School in Montgomery is celebrating today as the 2014 school report cards are released. The student body showed significant improvement, y...
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Stevenson High again earns top marks on report cardsOct 31, 2014 5:30 am - Stevenson High School's latest scores on the ACT college entrance exam and the Prairie State Achievement Exam were among the best in Lake County, newly released data sho...
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Northwest suburban schools grow more in math than readingOct 31, 2014 5:30 am - Two plus two is the same in every language. There's no trick answer, there's no need for context or comprehension to find the answer. For those reasons and a few others...
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State officials: No more 'failing' schools this yearOct 31, 2014 5:00 am - There are no more “failing” schools in Illinois, state education officials say. The 2014 Illinois Report Card released today instead gives credit for students making som...
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Suburban school superintendents testify about assessmentsMar 25, 2014 5:00 am - Suburban school superintendents are testifying today before an Illinois House committee about their fears of losing funding to give the ACT as a new standardized test is...
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Suburban school leaders urge state to delay new PARCC testMar 08, 2014 7:00 am - Suburban school superintendents are urging the state education board to delay the implementation of a new standardized test expected to go live in the 2014-2015 school y...
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Which school districts tax the most per student?Jan 22, 2014 4:30 am - When it comes to his school district's finances, Addison Elementary District 4 Superintendent John Langton is fully aware of the shortcomings of his property tax base. T...