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Marion Unit #2 is also making great strides in the area of technology by becoming a Google for Education School District. In August 2020, each K-12 student received a Chromebook to accommodate digital and extended learning experiences. Deploying one device per student to better engage and prepare students for learning opportunities. [5]
The Illinois School Report Card is a measurement of school performance administered by the Illinois State Board of Education.Each public school district in Illinois, including special charter districts, must submit to parents, taxpayers, the Governor, the General Assembly and the State Board of Education a school report card assessing the performance of its schools and students.
The education of African Americans and some other minorities lags behind those of other U.S. ethnic groups, such as White Americans and Asian Americans, as reflected by test scores, grades, urban high school graduation rates, rates of disciplinary action, and rates of conferral of undergraduate degrees.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Oct. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Learning Blade, a STEM career exploration platform for grades 5–9, is now available to Illinois educators at no cost. Through mission-based adventures, Learning Blade empowers students to solve real-world challenges with more than 100 in-demand careers and technologies to choose from.
[5] [6] Using STEM methodology, educational policymakers can examine the quantity and retention of students at all stages of the K–12 educational process and beyond, and devise programs and interventions to improve educational processes and outcomes. STEM programs focus on increasing social and academic supports for students.
The STEM Education Act of 2014 is a bill that would add computer science to the definition of STEM fields used by the United States federal government in determining grants and education funding. [1] [2] It would open up some training programs to teachers pursuing their master's degrees, not just teachers who had already earned one. [1]
On July 12, 2016, the Illinois State Board of Education voted to continue giving the PARCC test to students grades 3–8, while high school students will take the SAT instead of PARCC. [ 13 ] In March 2024, the three active PARCC members were the District of Columbia (hybrid, and grades 3-10 only), Louisiana (hybrid, and grades 3-8 only), and ...
Board members serve four-year terms, with State Board membership limited to two consecutive terms. [1] The board sets educational policies and guidelines for public and private schools, preschool through grade 12. It analyzes the aims, needs and requirements of education and recommends legislation to the Illinois General Assembly and Governor ...