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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

State to Require New Vaccinations for 6th–12th Graders: What Do You Think?

Do you think the state of Illinois should require students to receive the Tdap booster shot in order to remain in school?

The Illinois State Board of Health has approved new recommendations from the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois Department of Education to require all students in sixth grade through senior year of high school to have an additional vaccination. The students will now need to show proof of receiving the Tdap booster shot. The vaccine immunizes against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis. “We’ve seen an increase in pertussis, or whooping cough, in Illinois during the last six years. Medical experts have found whooping cough has been on the rise in pre-teens and teens, indicating a waning immunity from infant and childhood immunizations,” said Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck in a press release…

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Anne Unger

12:59 pm on Saturday, March 23, 2013

Please educate yourself and your question will be answered.   more ›

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Illinois State Board of Education Seeks No Child Left Behind Waiver

With a majority of school districts not making Adequate Yearly Progress – including District 230 – the state board looks for a more realistic approach.

The standardized testing at the heart of the federal No Child Left Behind legislation has served as a virtual report card on local schools, and if Illinois schools were assigned a letter grade on those tests, most would be getting Fs. Consolidated School District 230 did not make Adequate Yearly Progress, a NCLB guideline that focuses specifically on standardized test scores. But the district surpassed state averages on test scores including the college-prep ACT, the Prairie State Assessment Exam and the Illinois Alternate Assessment. All three district schools also produced higher graduation rates than the state average. About 65 percent of Illinois schools total fail to meet standards under NCLB. In February, the Illinois State Board of …

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Consolidated High School District 230 and Adequate Yearly Progress: A Look at the D230 Report Card

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