Avoca School News Today

Louise Dechovitz was at a loss. Staff at Avoca School District 37 had identified her son as a struggling reader in kindergarten. Four years later, he was

Less than 30% of Illinois third through eighth grade students met or exceeded state reading standards according to a 2022 ISBOE report.

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Among the highlights: the highest graduation rate in over a decade, driven by gains for Black and Hispanic students.

There’s no centralized tracking of how Illinois districts teach children to read or recommended curriculum list — and some are clinging to debunked literacy methods.

As Illinois parents and educators await a Springfield judge’s ruling that could roll back Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 school mask mandate, some suburban school districts are demanding the state deliver an “off ramp” from nearly two years of required virus mitigations.

"It’s leadership only your team can provide & things will get messy without it," one superintendent tweeted at Gov. J.B. Pritzker and state officials.

Soaring numbers of students and teachers with COVID-19 prompted one of Illinois’ largest suburban school districts to cancel classes Monday, as educators in Chicago and the suburbs scrambled to safely reopen schools after the two week winter break

How much did Illinois teacher Joanna R. Vanecek make with Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 before retiring, according to contribution data accumulated from FOIA requests?

How much did Illinois teacher Therese J. Cates make with Technology Center DuPage County before retiring, according to contribution data accumulated from FOIA requests?