Chicago Tribune
So now we know the bad news: Our schools simply don't prepare students for success. A new report by the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research revealed what has been suspected but never documented: A too-easy state accountability exam disguised two decades of stagnation in our city's elementary schools.
This is a bitter pill to swallow given the tremendous amount of money and time invested by Chicago Public Schools, public and private donors, teachers, principals, administrators and volunteers to develop systemic reforms aimed at improving student achievement...