Preliminary state data released today confirms what many educators and parents predicted about the pandemic-impacted 2020-21 school year. Statewide, chronic absenteeism worsened, fewer students met grade-level expectations in English language arts and mathematics, and the effects of remote learning were hardest on minority students, according to preliminary and partial 2021 Illinois Report Card data released Friday morning.
The first set of data for the Illinois State Board of Education report card is out, but it does not include much information about how schools are performing. Assessment data
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"This impact and the disproportionate impact on our black and Hispanic students along with English learners is why we continue to do everything possible to keep our students learning fully in person this year," said Illinois State Superintendent Carmen Ayala.
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