School leader program steps up collaboration, peer feedback
ISBE and AIR are piloting an improvement opportunity for 7 districts. Leaders will use data to assess schools and research to make them better.
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IL Green School Award recipients announced
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2 schools and 1 school district have been named IL green schools, and their applications now advance to the US Dept of Ed for national recognition.
'Raising A Reader' launches in 7 Md. school systems
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Maryland launched a family engagement program to spur early literacy, expected to help at least 1,500 pre-K students in Title I schools.
Rare genetic mutation protects some against diabetes
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Genetic mutations, part of our evolutionary history, are usually bad but can, on a few rare occasions, bring good news for our survival as a species.
Home page backdrop: Read Across America in March
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March 2 is Dr Suess's birthday, so the month has been celebrated with reading since I can remember. Pick up a book and join lots of activities in schools and libraries.
Are you hearing the language of love?
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People who use the same kinds of function words, such as conjunctions and pronouns, tend to hit it off better on a first date, Texas Tech researchers have found.
Modified ISAT testing window available in IL
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Severe weather and school closings across IL this winter have resulted in schools taking the ISAT using a modified testing window at their discretion. Parents call for a boycott.
Class size may play a bigger role than we thought
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New research from Northwestern University suggests that people who said "class size matters is a myth" were simply disseminating another myth.
IHSA suspends Homewood-Flossmoor girls’ b-ball
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Homewood-Flossmoor girls' basketball, certainly one of the top 4A teams in Illinois, was disqualified for rules violations including a non-school team that competed nationally.
IL wants to make sure kids get food in summer
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Please check out a way your organization can help feed Illinois children from low-income families this summer.