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Rainbow students showing big improvement in the three Rs

Grade 3 reading is up by 5.9 percentage points, while writing climbed 2.7 points and math 4.7 points. Grade 6 reading is up ...
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Illinois educators hope to tackle thorny issue of math competence

In Illinois, officials at the State Board of Education hope to close the gap through the development of a statewide, ...

At the library: Here are some upcoming programs at Northland Public Library

Notice to patrons Northland Public Library, 300 Cumberland Road, McCandless, will be closed Dec. 24-25 for the Christmas holiday. The library will close at 5 p.m. Dec. 31 and remain closed through Jan ...

‘Not a math person’: NC wants to make math classes more relevant to students entering the real world

A proposed revision of the state’s math standards would dump existing upper-level requirements and replace them with a menu ...
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The Weeks | Dec. 7: More holiday events, more Jane Austen, infamous Flossmoor folks, Homewood property bids, A More Perfect Place film showing

THE WEEK > Your government The meetings listed below are open to the public. Some of them can be viewed by livestream. Monday ...

4-day school weeks are growing in popularity, despite a lack of data on the effects

Northeast of the capital city of Des Moines in central Iowa, the 400-student Collins-Maxwell Community School District is one of many across the state shifting to a four-day school week.