River Forest’s Willard Elementary rises to Exemplary status after ISBE lowers standards
Both Lincoln and Willard Elementary Schools in River Forest District 90 enjoyed the Illinois State Board of Education’s highest rank,...
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The E3 Group
- Oct 11, 2022
- 1 min
Teacher-explicit or student-led instruction – does it really matter?
Measures of River Forest student achievement in reading were steadily rising until 2016 when the Board decided it was time to “take the...
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The E3 Group
- Aug 23, 2022
- 2 min
River Forest D90 set to benefit from new ISBE designations of school performance
The State of Illinois created a Balanced Accountability Measure Committee to change standards for State summative designations of school...
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The E3 Group
- Jun 27, 2022
- 2 min
More bad press for local schools and equal outcome (equity) initiatives
“Data from Oak Park show that this reform (equity) has lowered the achievement of students denied acceleration without improving outcomes...
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The E3 Group
- Jun 13, 2022
- 2 min
Racial Achievement Gap Widens Under River Forest Equity Initiative
River Forest District 90 has widened the racial achievement gap following an equity-based initiative called The Crosswalk. Declines for...
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The E3 Group
- Apr 27, 2022
- 2 min
An imbalance in a River Forest education?
The E3 Group was launched with a lecture and Q&A at the RF Community Center by Dr. Tim Shanahan, one of the nation’s leading experts on...
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The E3 Group
- Jan 3, 2022
- 3 min
OPRF HS, will the real villain please stand up?
Now, everyone knows great stories benefit from great villains, and it is no wonder OPRF HS Superintendent Greg Johnson has real trouble...
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The E3 Group
- Nov 17, 2021
- 6 min
Lowering the Literacy Ceiling On River Forest District 90 Students
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Journeys was the River Forest District 90 reading curriculum up until 2016 and before the Board of Education...
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The E3 Group
- Oct 20, 2021
- 4 min
A Single Curriculum Solution at OPRF HS - Where is the Evidence?
A closer examination of the evidence presented by the OPRF administration finds it's not exactly as depicted; one author comments.
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The E3 Group
- Oct 22, 2020
- 2 min
Local Teachers speak again and this time the community should listen. (pre-covid)
There seems a systemic quieting of teacher voice that’s occurring and thankfully one link that connects you is the Illinois 5E's survey.
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The E3 Group
- Jul 8, 2020
- 5 min
Inputs you thought were most important to decisions around returning to school - E3 Poll Results
Districts are busy hammering out plans for the 2020-21 school year as families wait to learn whether it’s a return to remote learning, a...
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The E3 Group
- Mar 4, 2020
- 3 min
Say goodbye to straight A’s – say hello to standards based grading.
Standards Based Grading (SBG) is a proficiency-based grading system administrators are considering to replace the familiar 0-100 and A to F.
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The E3 Group
- Feb 26, 2020
- 2 min
“Partially Meeting Expectations”: is this what’s expected from a River Forest public education?
Phonics programs under consideration partially meet expectations for alignment to standards and research based practices.
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The E3 Group
- Feb 15, 2020
- 2 min
Educational research and detracking: a parent’s guide to understanding more - with Dr. Eric Isenberg
You’re invited to the next outreach event in the E3 Expert Lecture Series.
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The E3 Group
- Jan 17, 2020
- 3 min
What You Need to Know about the OPRF High School Freshman Curriculum Changes
While there has been a lot of discussion, there has also been some confusion about what the plans actually are. The plans involve three chan
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The E3 Group
- Dec 20, 2019
- 3 min
The power of community involvement – River Forest Middle School backs away from block scheduling.
It was almost one year ago when over one hundred River Forest parents and community members and several middle school teachers showed up...
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The E3 Group
- Dec 10, 2019
- 2 min
2019 Brings Worst River Forest School Downgrades Among Comparable Districts.
Just over two years into District 90’s Vision for Equity initiative its schools are already feeling the heat. Among many elements of the...
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The E3 Group
- Nov 5, 2019
- 3 min
New survey indicates Roosevelt Middle School teachers increasingly dissatisfied.
If you’re a parent of a child attending a public school in Illinois, you’ve probably received multiple reminders to fill out the...
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The E3 Group
- Oct 25, 2019
- 2 min
The E3 Group grows awareness on literacy teaching through expert lecture.
On Wednesday night Dr. Timothy Shanahan, UIC Distinguished Professor Emeritus and literacy research expert, presented The E3 Group’s...
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The E3 Group
- Oct 16, 2019
- 3 min
Oak Park District 97 Math “Enrichment for All” - Is it Working?
The October 15th D97 Board meeting provided an update on student performance following curriculum and instruction changes made to their...
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