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At two schools where the Chicago Board of Education has replaced staffs and outsourced management, students fared better on standardized tests. Academic performance at the schools is closely watched because CPS plans similar changes at other schools.
20 days ago | By Paul D. Bowker
Standardized test scores at city elementary schools rose for the seventh consecutive year and hit “historical” levels never seen before. CPS still lags behind students elsewhere in Illinois.
2 months ago | By Paul D. Bowker
Chicago Public Schools officials are developing new policies to address lagging achievement in the middle grades and a shortage of reading, science and math-certified teachers.
4 months ago | By Paul D. Bowker
Beginning next fall, Chicago schools will be rated on a point system that takes into account test scores, attendance and drop-out rates and advanced placement enrollments.
5 months ago | By Paul D. Bowker
The Board of Education will take up a proposal at its regular meeting tomorrow that would create a new way to evaluate schools by assigning points for things like good test scores and attendance.
5 months ago | By Paul D. Bowker
Language challenges frustrate elementary children who are not proficient in English. Testing continues this week at some CPS schools.
8 months ago | By Paul D. Bowker
City education officials have offered $120,000 toward translation of the Illinois Standard Achievement Test into Spanish and Polish. The state says it will take $3 million and 18 months.
8 months ago | By Paul D. Bowker
City, school officials seek testing change
9 months ago | By Paul D. Bowker
