Illinois

Rank: 23rd in math. Rank: 25th in science. That’s where this nation stood in an international comparison of 15-year-old students from 30 countries, according to a U.S. Education Department analysis. Only one word for that: dismal. Study after study recommends … Continued

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SPRINGFIELD — A bid to arm up to 30,000 students in the lowest-performing and most-overcrowded Chicago public schools with vouchers so they could transfer to private schools went down in flames Wednesday amid heavy opposition from teachers unions. The legislation … Continued

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Because of irresponsible leadership, Illinois is running out of money. Still, the educational mission of state government is critical to our future. As U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has said, education is the “civil rights issue of our generation.” These … Continued

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