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Zoellick 'impressed' with Marion schools Todd Zoellick came away "impressed" with Marion schools after visiting four facilities in the district Wednesday. Read more... CPS gives bilingual students a break on tougher state tests As Illinois students who are still learning English prepare to take, for the first time, the same achievement tests given to all other students, Chicago Public Schools chief Arne Duncan said Sunday he will not use their scores to decide who gets promoted. Read more... Excellent school's secret? Get parents involved There's nothing extraordinary about the books, puzzles or games that students have to work with at Tyler Elementary School in New Lenox. Read more... No Child failures increase in state 896 Illinois schools miss U.S. standards Nearly 900 Illinois public schools failed to meet rising No Child Left Behind achievement targets last school year, 30 percent more than missed the mark the previous year. Read more... Unit 10 fails to make enough progress on No Child Left Behind act Improvements came, but not enough in all areas COLLINSVILLE --Unit 10 schools made improvements, but still failed to make adequate yearly progress last year under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Read more... Bush pushes Congress on 'No Child' law WASHINGTON --President Bush said that he's open to new ideas for changing the "No Child Left Behind" education law but will not accept watered-down standards or rollbacks in accountability. Read more... Illinois school exams too easy, report says Conservative group calls standards low Illinois elementary school achievement exams are some of the easiest in the nation to pass, especially when it comes to math, according to a national report released Wednesday.The study of 26 state tests showed Illinois... Read more... Letter to the Editor: Reforming No Child Left Behind U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) and U.S. Sen. Pat Leahy (D-Vt | ) Washington - In "The next 'No Child' law" (Editorial, Sept. 22), the Tribune misunderstands the legislation to reform No Child Left Behind that we recently introduced. Read more... Opinion: Admit that No Child Left Behind is a farce Chicago - Unless they were teachers themselves, politicians and policymakers know squat about education. All teaching is... Read more... 30 students' parents ask about transfers out of Muir academy The parents of 30 students at John Muir Literacy Academy in Hoffman Estates have asked that their children be transferred to other schools in the district by Oct. 1. But only two of these students are disabled... Read more... Opinion: Don't halt education law's momentum now As children head back to classrooms this fall, the business community stands to gain by helping to nurture education reform. Establishing and maintaining quality education programs for all of our youth is critical to ensuring... Read more... Opinion: Ideally, vision of education bests politics Those thoughts came to mind this week as Jonathan Kozol, 71, the award-winning author and activist, entered his 75th day on a "partial hunger strike." He's protesting the six-year-old No Child Left Behind Act for education reform that Congress is... Read more... Merit pay for teachers draws debate WASHINGTON --The head of the nation's largest teacher's union and a top House Democrat had a testy exchange Monday over the inclusion of merit pay in an updated version of the No Child Left Behind education law... Read more... U-46 says No Child law is a work in progress It's not perfect, but it's working. That's the mantra of U.S. Department of Education officials as they push for reauthorization of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. And it's the same refrain heard Wednesday as a top official in the department's regional office spoke with parents, staff and... Read more... Opinion: Lobby for NCLB improvements Many people and groups have opinions about public schools. A majority want improvements from their local schools but have concerns about paying more in local property taxes. Relatively few, however, take the time to work with their school districts to achieve improvements. Now they can... Read more... Obama tours rural school in S.C., calls for more spending DILLON, S.C. --Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Thursday toured a dilapidated school in rural South Carolina and said children educated in run-down facilities are being shortchanged. "Let's face it, money does make a difference," the Illinois senator said after walking around J.V. Martin Junior High School... Read more... Muir's scores force choice in District 54 For the first time since the No Child Left Behind Act began, Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 is in the position of having to offer students from one school the choice of attending another. Students at John Muir Literacy Academy in Hoffman Estates can request a transfer, because one subgroup -- disabled students -- failed to... Read more... Editorial: HOPE concept never gives up on students The controversial "No Child Left Behind" initiative has been debated ever since President Bush proposed the school standard early in his first term. Whatever one thinks of it, however, NCLB helped put a new focus on education in the country... Read more... Experts offer teachers practical ways to leave no child behind MATTOON - The "Three Rs" gave way Tuesday to the "Three Ps" - People, Products and Processes - one of many acronyms offered to teachers at this week's eye-opening HOPE Summit at Williams Elementary School... Read more... Editorial:'No Child' help welcome Blaming No Child Left Behind for failures of public education seems to be in vogue these days. The Bush administration act, which mandates measurement of public school performance, is a favorite whipping boy of interest groups and the politicians who cater to them... Read more... Unit 10 schools push for improvement Involving parents will help to stress reading special ed COLLINSVILLE --The Unit 10 school district will begin a mandated improvement plan this year, with a strong emphasis on reading, special education and, most of all, parental involvement. Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, if any one group of students -- minority, low-income, special education, etc. -- does not meet state standards on annual testing, the entire school... Read more... Opinion: No Child Left Behind is worthy and working Chicago - I agree with columnist Clarence Page's view that the No Child Left Behind law's goal of having all children reading and doing math on grade level by the year 2014 is "noble" ("Leaving children behind, again; Federal plan to ensure 'proficient' education in public schools should reconsider one-size-fits-all model," Commentary, July 18). However... Read more... Editorial: Too much time spent on math, reading? A new national survey concludes what anyone might have expected: Educators are devoting more time to reading and math instruction and less time to other subjects since federal law now demands greater accountability for student achievement in reading and math. Read more... Opinion: Leaving children behind, again Federal plan to ensure 'proficient' education in public schools should reconsider one-size-fits-all model WASHINGTON--The No Child Left Behind Act is leaving too many children behind. Why? Maybe we're setting our standards too high... Read more... MMS officials advocate renewal of 'No Child Left Behind' MATTOON - The classification as a "Horizon School to Watch" brings more to Mattoon Middle School than mere prestige. For one, MMS administrators effectively have become spokesmen for the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform, which oversees... Read more... Editorial: Repair NCLB before renewing it Never has there been much doubt or debate about the goals driving the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The name-implied objective - that every public school student be proficient in math and reading by 2014 - is so laudable on its face that no one is going to... Read more... Official: Not perfect, but No Child is working Some 1,000 pages make up the oft-debated, 5-year-old No Child Left Behind Act. But at its heart is a rather simple aspiration: Every child in the nation should be proficient in math and reading. The legislation gives teachers until 2014 to reach... Read more... U-46 union delegates hear presidential candidates' take on No Child The federal No Child Left Behind law was the big topic of the annual conference of the country's biggest teachers union last week, according to... Read more... Editorial: A stronger education law The results of the No Child Left Behind Act should impress even the most dour skeptics. NCLB has brought a critical spotlight to struggling schools. It has put pressure on all schools to raise the performance of all kids, no matter their race, ethnicity or social class. It has set clear standards for... Read more...
PHILADELPHIA --They all voted for it, but that was then. Democratic presidential candidates came out swinging Monday, not at each other... Read more... |
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