The state report card is out, and it shows the same persistent and troubling themes as past years. First, the state’s standards are too low.  Second, the achievement gap remains too high.    You can read all about it, and see where your school ranks, in the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, Rockford Register-Star, Daily Herald, State Journal-Register and the Peoria Journal-Star. You can also access the report card at ISBE’s website.

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The Dept. of Education and the White House, in a report and a press release, say the Recovery Act has saved or created 250,000 jobs in education, and given states a chance to invest in reforms that will help children, giving a special mention of Peoria’s use of the money to reduce class size and hire more teachers. CNN takes a look at some of the questions being asked about how the money is being spent.

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A new study focuses on the state of mind of today’s teacher. The headline in most articles is that 2 in 5 are disheartened. But, a closer examination by EdWeek shows how the report offers a ‘comprehensive and nuanced at how teachers differ in their perspective.’  You can read the full report by Public Agenda and Learning Point Associates or read the article in EdWeek (article access compliments of edweek.org)

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