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The Illinois State Board of Education is weighing whether to replace the state’s annual Illinois Assessment of Readiness standardized test for grades 3 through 8 with three separate tests spread out in a school year.But teacher unions and education advocacy groups claim the proposed change would amount to more class time being dedicated to test preparation.
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A number of universities in Illinois didn’t require standardized test scores when students applied for the upcoming fall semester given the disruption…
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For millions of students in Illinois, attending school a year into the COVID-19 pandemic still means logging onto a computer or completing assignment…
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For the second year in a row, the Illinois State Board of Education is seeking a waiver from the U.S. Department of Education for standardized tests…
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A high score on the SAT or ACT is no longer required for admission to more than a dozen four-year colleges and universities in Illinois. As of last week,…
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The Illinois State Board of Education has decided to review the slate of standardized tests students take, to try to make sure the exams align with each…
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Should kids be allowed to skip standardized tests? In Illinois, children already have the right to refuse to take, for example, the PARCC test, associated…
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News director Sean Crawford quizzes me about what the just-released preliminary PARCC scores do -- and do not -- say about Illinois students.
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Illinois students will get a hint about how they scored on the PARCC test — the standardized test based on the Common Core — when statewide results are…
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Chicago Tribune reveals info about new science test required for 5th, 8th and 10th graders this…