test scores
Beyond Test Scores
US News and World Report
UEI's Cornelia Grumman examines why it is so difficult to effectively measure school quality.
Grades before test scores hold the secret to success
Chicago Sun Times - Editorial
An analysis of the Consortium's latest report showing that grades and attendance are better predictors of future success than test scores in middle school.
CPS reading scores up, but not by much, from 7 years ago
Chicago Sun-Times
Few gains on NAEP scores and the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research's report on 20 years of reform show slow progress for CPS.
Chicago makes little improvement on national test
Catalyst Chicago
CPS shows little NAEP progress, reaffirming a recent University of Chicago Consortium on School Research report analyzing 20 years of reform.