Bruce Rauner: When it comes to K-12 education, Illinois families deserve high standards and proven policies

If taxpayers are going to invest billions in public education, they deserve more than better optics. They deserve genuine ...
Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Illinois pats itself on the back for better student performance — after lowering education standards

The state of Illinois released new student performance data the day before Halloween, touting better reading and math proficiency and a higher graduation rate. What state officials didn’t emphasize is ...
WBEZ

Illinois wants to lower the bar for passing state tests, saying the standard is unfair to students

Illinois education officials want to lower the benchmarks for students to be considered proficient in math and reading on state tests, arguing their hardest-in-the-nation standards have led high ...
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Illinois lowers statewide testing standards

ILLINOIS, USA — Education officials in Illinois expect to see a significant increase this year in the percentage of students classified as proficient in reading, writing and math, along with a slight ...