Data demands answers from D97

When my first-grade daughter didn’t qualify for math acceleration despite scoring 99th percentile on standardized testing, I thought I’d misunderstood the rubric. Then I checked the Illinois Report Card. In 2025, Oak Park Elementary School District 97 approved 276 seventh-graders for math acceleration. That same year, they approved 26 first-graders. 276 to 26. A 10-to-1 [.] The post Data demands answers from D97 appeared first. Continue reading Data demands answers from D97

Indiana-Illinois boundary commission holds first meeting without any Illinois members

The Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission held its first meeting Wednesday though without any members from Illinois and heard testimony from four people in favor of downstate Illinois counties splitting away from their home state in some form. Continue reading Indiana-Illinois boundary commission holds first meeting without any Illinois members