CHICAGO (CBS) --Students at Chicago Public Schools begin taking the ISAT exam this week, but many teachers are refusing to administer the test, and many parents say they won't let their kids take part ...

Amber Myers needed to score 224 to pass the state’s standardized reading test. She got 223 her freshman year. Then 221 and 220 the following years. This year is her last chance. Myers is one local ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Many parents of students at a Bucktown elementary school are outraged Chicago Public Schools lawyers pulled their kids out of class Thursday to question them about opting out of a ...

Teachers at a second Chicago school have announced they will not administer the Illinois Standard Achievement Test to their students, according to the Chicago Teachers Union. Teachers and parents at ...

Teachers at a second Chicago public school are saying they’ll refuse to give their students the mandated Illinois Standards Achievement Test next week, setting the stage for a potential showdown with ...

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