But what lies behind those scores, released last week, is a more vital aspect of the state’s education system: the Illinois Learning Standards. Created in 1997, ...

High school students in Illinois will soon be able to earn direct admission to most in-state public universities and ...

The 2023 Illinois Report Card, released by the Illinois State Board of Education last month, showed glimpses of students beginning to bounce back in learning levels and test scores after pandemic ...

Illinois students are not learning, but instead of boosting the quality of education state leaders are trying to lower ...

Data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress report card shows that in Illinois, just 30% of fourth graders are hitting such standards.

Schools across the suburbs have made notable strides in improving English language arts proficiency, mirroring a statewide trend seen in the 2024 Illinois School Report Card data released Wednesday.

QUINCY — Illinois hopes to mirror the success of a comprehensive literacy plan with an effort boosting student learning in math. The numeracy plan will provide school districts with ...

Access discipline-specific resources and instructional materials aligned with state learning standards for Illinois. Explore innovative teaching strategies that emphasize hands-on learning, critical ...

Here's how Illinois public schools are performing and what's next. ... “As a state, we adopted new learning standards for math in 2010, ...

The Illinois State Board of Education is using federal COVID-19 relief dollars to fund it, saying about 3,100 students have been matched with more than 875 tutors.

Several Northern Illinois high schools have expanded facilities and programs for trade careers. District 158 should explore potential new pathway offerings with the help of community partnerships.

Illinois educators try to tackle pandemic learning loss with high-impact tutoring. ... about 28% of the students in the Park Forest school district met standards in English.