Articles filed under School Report Cards
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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...
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How suburban districts are handling changing ACTJan 05, 2014 7:00 am - Since its inception in 1959, the ACT has been the definitive word on whether high schoolers are ready for college. But today it's become a challenge to gauge the results...
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State school report cards now include sports, theater, band, more offeringsDec 31, 2013 4:30 am - Parents who want to weigh a school's merits by the quality of its sports, band or theater programs — not just academics — now have an easy way to accomplish the task. In...
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Schools seeing more diversity than communities they serveDec 22, 2013 4:30 am - With each passing year, minorities have become the majority group in more suburban school districts. School systems based in Palatine, Gurnee, Vernon Hills and Carol Str...
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U.S. report card: Scores up, but not all news goodNov 07, 2013 9:28 am - WASHINGTON — Today’s fourth- and eighth-graders are doing better than their predecessors in math and reading, but even with record scores, it’s too early to celebrate. T...
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District 128 panel meetsNov 03, 2013 3:40 pm - The Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 board’s program and personnel committee will meet Monday to discuss student report card data, the school cale...
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Editorial: Where is report card data on school pay?Nov 03, 2013 5:00 am - There is a plethora of information in the Illinois State School Report Cards that were released Thursday, and if you’re concerned about education and our schools, we enc...