Stand for Children
Almost a decade ago, No Child Left Behind was replaced by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and with that change, Illinois overhauled its school accountability system. Instead of judging schools on how many kids passed a standardized test, we moved to look at many other ingredients of school quality. (Here’s a throwback to our cake video from that era!)
Now, Illinois is doing another overhaul – and based on the proposal we saw for the first time last week, there’s plenty of opportunity for improvement. NOW is our chance to weigh in! This is moving fast – your next chance to attend a listening session is TOMORROW. You can read ISBE’s plan here, but here’s my summary...