Gov. Bruce Rauner has been going around with a slide show to illustrate the varied, and severe, problems facing the state.
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Hawthorne Elementary Educator Supports English Language Learners | Wheaton, IL Patch
Ms. Kim Theodore is an English Learner (EL) educator at Hawthorne Elementary in District 200.
Read More »The Past, Present And Future Of High-Stakes Testing : NPR Ed : NPR
After a long stretch as the law of the land, annual standardized tests are being put to, well, the test.
Read More »State threatens to withhold funds from schools that skip Common Core test – Chicago Tribune
A showdown over state testing is intensifying, with the Illinois State Board of Education threatening to yank as much as hundreds of millions of dollars from districts that don’t administer a new state exam to students.
Read More »District 200 starts over in plans for new Jefferson building – Chicago Tribune
Wheaton school officials are rebooting their efforts to rebuild one of its major facilities.
Read More »State to revamp funding for schools | Daily Chronicle
School Funding Bill SB16 is being rewritten…
Read More »Apartmentlist.com names Wheaton one of five top cities for families – Chicago Tribune
“This city west of Chicago (Wheaton) also scored high for school quality…”
Read More »My Letter to Arne Duncan on NCLB – Lily’s Blackboard
NEA President Lily Eskelsen García shares the text from her recent letter to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.
Read More »What the new Common Core tests are — and aren’t – The Washington Post
The tests created for the Common Core Standards are not what we were told they would be.
Read More »Sandburg Elementary Educator Collaborates with Outreach Community Center to Provide a Summer Reading Program | Wheaton, IL Patch
Mrs. Gail Kramer began a summer reading program called “Reading Helps You Soar” at Carl Sandburg Elementary in Wheaton.
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