Nader Issa

Test scores released Monday show accelerated academic growth in reading for elementary and high school students compared to gains before the pandemic.

La señora Mariana Myers ha visto a estudiantes graduarse, convertirse en padres y enviar a sus hijos a la Primaria Ebinger. Algunos incluso ahora tienen nietos en la escuela.

Mariana Myers, the longtime clerk at Ebinger Elementary on the Northwest Side, “is this welcoming force that puts everybody at ease,” Principal Michelle Nash says.

District leaders and Board of Education officials have warned of a financial cliff approaching next school year. Federal COVID-19 relief funds had papered over a structural deficit that officials estimate will reach $691 million. Only $300 million in federal funding is left to offset that.

Arab Americans worry about their safety amid the anger, fear and injustice they feel over Plainfield boy’s killing, threats toward Muslim schools, and “harmful narratives” perpetuated by media and politicians: “We’ve seen this before.”

All CPS eighth graders can take the test Tuesday or Wednesday in English. The exam will be available in five other languages on Nov. 1.

Mourners at the Mosque Foundation in Bridgeview remember Wadea Al-Fayoume, who was slain Saturday. His mother, who was wounded, remains hospitalized.

CPS recortó la prueba a una hora este año, junto con otros cambios, como mejor acceso de idioma, para ayudar a “reducir la ansiedad de los estudiantes”.

District officials say the technical problems have not been resolved and testing will be postponed ‘in order to ensure a smooth testing experience.’