Malone, Tara. "60 percent state schools failed to meet test targets." chicagotribune.com. N.p., 20 Oct. 2011. Web. 20 Oct. 2011.
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Six of every 10 Illinois public schools failed to meet federal test targets this year and risk federal sanctions as a result, according to information released Thursday by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Statewide, 656 of the 666 public high schools fell short of the proficiency standard on math and reading tests that students take every spring. Only eight high schools where students take the exam in 11th grade met federal standards. Two more high schools made it based on participation and student performance on other state exams.
The aritcle also included basics about the "No Child Left Behind" and how Illinois isnt meeting those standards. Also the governer is going to pass laws and create more funding to solve this problem
The author remained unbiased and stated the facts. I think this is very important information for my research paper on public school vs homeschool.
Wow I can not believe those statistics! This is a great article for you because you can use the tests results of public schools and compare them to homeschools. Also, I noticed you mention the NCLB policy. This would be kind of interesting to include in your paper to research the difference of standards set by the NCLB policy towards public vs homeschools.
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