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DuPage County sees 87.2% of black third graders fail 2021 state math exam
The 2021 state math exam was taken by 345 black third grade students in DuPage County.
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Elmhurst School District 205 in DuPage County won’t be teaching controversial new sex education curriculum
Across Illinois, 520 school districts have decided not to teach the updated and “obscene” sex ed curriculum.
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District reports Elmhurst School District 205 suspended or expelled students 38 times in a single school year
There were 38 students suspended in Elmhurst School District 205 in a single school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
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After Pritzker school lockdowns, DuPage County student test scores plummet
Tens of thousands more K-12 students in DuPage County are now testing below grade level in English and math, suffering the after effects of Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's school lockdowns, according to an analysis of Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) test data by DuPage Policy Journal.
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Analysis: 84.3% of black DuPage County third graders failed state English exam in 2021
The 2021 state English exam was taken by 350 black third grade students in DuPage County.
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Elmhurst 205 board members refuse to comment on bullying at York High School: 'This is absolutely disgusting'
School board members with Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 have refused to comment on the bullying of a student with Down syndrome at York High School.
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Elmhurst Police: ‘The student with special needs was pushed and fell to the ground’
The Elmhurst Police Department and Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 are engaged in cross-messaging when it comes to the takedown of a student with Down Syndrome in a York High School bathroom on Dec. 8.
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Elmhurst 205 board: ‘Parents of the student and school administration have decided that this matter would be handled through the school disciplinary process’
Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 school board members released a statement on a recent York High School videotaped incident of bullying.
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Elmhurst District 205 School Board honors athletics programs: 'Thank you from the bottom of my heart'
The Elmhurst District 205 School Board honored several students for their achievements during a meeting on Dec. 13.
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Elmhurst District 205 voted on 2022 property tax levy: 'We provide a great value to the Elmhurst community'
The Elmhurst District 205 School Board voted to accept the final version of the district's 2022 property tax levy during a hearing Dec. 13.
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Caforio: 'Significant school consequences were issued to the students involved' in bullying
The Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 during its Dec. 13 meeting addressed a video posted on social media.
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Lyons: 'Our goal is to move all of our students to the 'know' phase in which students truly take ownership'
The Elmhurst school board received a presentation on their K-5 literacy efforts.
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Jammie Esker Schaer running for District 205 school board because 'children are my motivation'
Jammie Esker Schaer says she decided to run for the Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 board because she wants to make the board more transparent for the sake of the students.
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Elmhurst board told that freshman English book is 'vulgar, misogynistic, sexually explicit, pornographic'
During the public comment portion of the April 25 Elmhurst School District Board of Education meeting, resident Tom Chavez questioned the district’s process for instructional material selection and approval.
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4-year grad rates from Elmhurst School District 205 fall in 2022
92.2% of Elmhurst School District 205 students graduated in 2022 after four years of schooling, according to the Illinois Report Card.