Job security at heart of 2 stumbling blocks
Two issues being cited as primary stumbling blocks to a Chicago teachers contract are a recall policy for teachers and a teacher evaluation system. Both affect job security for teachers...
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ACT data: 31 percent of state’s Class of ’12 not college-ready
Almost a third of Illinois' high school Class of 2012 scored too low on the ACT college-entrance exam to be considered ready for key college classes, according to data released...
Illinois pressured to push up teacher evaluations
At 28, Evanston Township High School math teacher Zachary Herrmann is relatively new to the teaching profession, but he faces fundamental changes that could reshape his career — perhaps sooner...
Illinois pressured to push up teacher evaluations
At 28, Evanston Township High School math teacher Zachary Herrmann is relatively new to the teaching profession, but he faces fundamental changes that could reshape his career — perhaps sooner...
Watchdog: How safe is your child’s school? It’s hard to find out
School districts across Illinois are failing to disclose thousands of drug, weapon and teacher assault incidents to the state as required by a long-standing state law created to give the...
Special help starts as early as grade school — but only for select students
A federal civil rights law that allows some public school students extra time on tests and assignments is applied less often in the Chicago area's poorest schools and most frequently...
Many Illinois high school students get special testing accommodations for ACT
An unusually large number of Illinois public high school students — at least 1 out of 10 juniors — received extra time or other help to boost their scores on...
Many Illinois high school students get special testing accommodations for ACT
An unusually large number of Illinois public high school students — at least 1 out of 10 juniors — received extra time or other help to boost their scores on...
Many Illinois high school students get special testing accommodations for ACT
An unusually large number of Illinois public high school students — at least 1 out of 10 juniors — received extra time or other help to boost their scores on...
State seeks still more tests for students — and star ratings for schools
Like a luxury hotel or a swanky restaurant, your neighborhood school could soon get an elite five-star rating. Then again, it could also get four, three or two stars —...