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 ...

Illinois students could be held to new standards for school testing, a shift the state school board says will better prepare them for college and postsecondary education careers while accurately ...

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 ...

Elementary and middle schoolers across the Naperville area are getting back to pre-pandemic proficiency levels, especially in literacy standards, according to the newly released 2024 Illinois Report ...

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