State superintendent recognizes Kansas school district for academic achievement
By Rob Stroud
Journal Gazette, Times Courier, Kansas, IL, USA
The state superintendent of schools gave the Kansas school district a proverbial red apple and gold star Monday afternoon for academic achievement.
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Cumberland High School receives academic improvement award
By Nathaniel West
Journal Gazette, Times Courier, Toledo, IL, USA
The high school south of Toledo has received an Academic Improvement Award from the Illinois State Board of Education and was named to the Illinois Honor Roll following last year’s performance on the standardized test.
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Local schools recognized by state
By Catherine Leyden, Riverside, IL, USA
Nearly 40 schools throughout the western suburbs have been recognized by the state as high performers. Read full story.
West Oak Middle School
Chicago Daily Herald, Chicago, IL, USA
"Making the Illinois honor roll for academic improvement. We've improved our performance on the state tests; we've actually increased from 64.1 percent of our students meeting or exceeding state standards to 80.4 percent. We're really proud." Read full story.
Cuba Elementary wins Illinois Spotlight Award
Canton Daily Ledger - Canton, IL, USA
Cuba Elementary School has received the Illinois Spotlight Award 2007--An Illinois Honor Roll School. This is the third year Cuba Elementary has been awarded this honor. Read full story.
Success in school takes teamwork
By Catherine Ann Velasco
Daily Herald, Joliet, IL, USA
When teachers come together to plan improvement, joliet central is named to state school honor roll. Read full story.
When Failure is not an option
By Catherine Ann Velasco
Daily Herald, Joliet, IL, USA
What happens when failure is not an option? Five Plainfield schools see improved test scores. Read full story.
Long List of Schools Named to State Honor Roll
By Scott Wuerz, Belleville News Democrat, IL
RedOrbit - Dallas, TX, USA
More than two dozen metro-east schools have been named on the State Board of Education's annual Illinois Honor Roll. Read full story.
Excellent school's secret? Get parents involved
By Angelo Caputo
Southtown Star - Chicago, IL, USA
Tyler is the only Southland school to earn an excellence award this year through the Illinois State Board of Education's annual Illinois Honor Roll because more than 90 percent of its students met the state's academic standards again. Read full story.
Mundelein District Challenges State Over Bilingual Education
By Tara Malone, Chicago Tribune
RedOrbit - Dallas, TX, USA
Since the new program began, test scores have trended higher, especially in math, landing two of the district's three schools on the Illinois honor roll during the last two years. Read full story.
State cites Georgetown junior high
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette - Champaign,IL,USA
Because of that, the state board gave the school the Academic Improvement Award and named the school to the 2007 Illinois Honor Roll. Read full story.
Colona expanding pre-kindergarten
By Lisa Hammer
Quad-Cities Online - Rock Island,IL,USA
The school board also learned Colona was named to the 2007 Illinois Honor Roll by the Illinois State Board of Education, receiving an Academic Improvement. Read full story.
Spoon Valley Board meets
Canton Daily Ledger - Canton, IL, USA
The Spoon River Valley Elementary School has made the 2007 Illinois Honor Roll for schools. Read full story.
Better scores on state tests land Heyworth schools an award
By Troy Semple
Bloomington Pantagraph - IL, USA
The award, part of the ISBE’s Illinois Honor Roll program, recognizes schools whose students have made significant progress in state test scores in both reading and math. Read full story.
Hutsonville in state's academic spotlight
By Tom Compton
Robinson Daily News - Robinson, IL, USA
The hard work of students and teachers pays off as Hutsonville Unit 1 elementary and junior-high schools have been named "Spotlight Schools" by the Illinois State Board of Education. Read full story.
A look inside: Sandburg Middle School
Chicago Daily Herald - Chicago, IL, USA
We just made the Illinois Honor Roll, which is a state school board recognition, because we made a 15-point gain in reading and math on the ISAT test since 2004. Read full story.
Local schools on state honor roll
Waukegan News Sun - Waukegan,IL
Waukegan led the county in the number of schools on the Illinois Honor Roll for its academic progress on state tests. Read full story. (NewsSunOnline.com)
18 schools earn state academic honors
Rockford Register Star - Rockford,IL
By Jeff Kolkey
The Illinois Honor Roll is giving Rockford schools reason to celebrate, naming 10 of them Illinois Spotlight Schools and bestowing eight with Academic Improvement Awards. Read full story.
Three South Beloit schools earn state recognition
Rockford Register Star - Rockford,IL
Three South Beloit District schools have received Spotlight Schools awards and have been named to the state’s 2007 Illinois Honor Roll. Read full story.
MCMS named Illinois Honor Roll School
Mt. Carmel Daily Republican Register, IL - Feb 1, 2008
Mt. Carmel Middle School Principal Rick Johnston was notified Wednesday that MCMS has received an Academic Improvement Award. Read full story.
State Board honors 60 schools
Springfield State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL - February 1, 2008
By Pete Sherman
Nearly 60 percent of Springfield public schools and dozens of schools in surrounding communities have been recognized for exceptional progress toward meeting federal, student achievement standards. Read full story.
Herrin, Carbondale school make 2007 state honor roll list
By Codell Rodriquez
The Southern - Carbondale, IL, USA
The Illinois State Board of Education and Northern Illinois University named 1,177 schools to the Illinois Honor Roll, including a number of schools from the Southern Illinois. Read full story.
State Honor Roll lists schools in the area
The News Gazette - Champaign-Urbana, IL, USA
By Amy F. Reiter
The Illinois State Board of Education announced the state's Honor Roll schools on Thursday, with about 30 percent of the state's 3,888 eligible schools receiving one of the achievement's three awards for 2006-2007. Read full story.
Harding school earns state nod
Daily Review Atlas, Monmouth, IL, USA
By Chelsea McDougall
Harding Primary School administration had a lot to celebrate Wednesday afternoon. In a school assembly principal Sue Wilson announced Harding earned a state recognition for academic improvement. Read full story.
Two Districts on State Honor Roll
The Courier News - Elgin, IL, USA
In a joint project of the Illinois State Board of Education and Northern Illinois University, the "Illinois Honor Roll" acknowledged U46 and District 300 recently were given a pat on the back for academic progress. Read full story.
Long list of metro-east schools named to state honor roll
New-Democrat - Belleville, IL, USA
By Scott Wuerz
More than two dozen metro-east schools have been named on the State Board of Education's annual Illinois Honor Roll. Read full story.
Local schools extend stay in state spotlight
Galesburg.com - Galesburg, IL, USA
By Michelle Anstett
Fifteen area schools, including seven from Galesburg District 205 alone, have been named to the Illinois Honor Roll for 2007. Read full story.
U-46 makes scholarly gains
Daily Herald - Chicago, IL, USA
By Kerry Lester
More than 60 percent of Elgin Area School District U-46's schools were named to the Illinois Honor Roll this week for significant gains in academic achievement. Read full story.
Parkview Junior High School receives state Academic Improvement Award
The Daily Record - Lawrenceville, IL, USA
Parkview Junior High School has received an Academic Improvement Award - 2007 Honor Roll School recognition from the Illinois State Board of Education. Read full story.
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