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Chicago Ave the new achievement gap in River Forest, and what’s behind the Exemplary rating anyway
Rarely do you hear about infidelity in public schools and feel good about the perpetrators. The difference in how teachers at both...
The E3 Group
Nov 20, 20244 min read
We need an Emily Hanford to sort out the good the bad and the ugly on DEI – and we may have found him
It almost always boils down to people doesn’t it, and Emily Hanford and her exhaustive reporting pulled back the curtain on a flawed...
The E3 Group
Oct 23, 20242 min read
Radical and regressive, but inspired by cultural Marxism? E3 applies the duck-test
They called it a “fundamental transformation” of River Forest public schools in 2016, and bringing back constructivism was tantamount to...
The E3 Group
Oct 18, 20247 min read
Not allowed to answer questions – superintendent snubs new River Forest director of curriculum and instruction
The 2024-2025 District 90 school year brings with it a new director of curriculum and instruction and a cautious optimism River Forest...
The E3 Group
Oct 13, 20243 min read
Detracking at OPRF – a tale of two stories, and the one not told last week
One story came from OPRF Asst. Superintendent Laurie Fiorenza to the school board in the form of a “Restructured Freshman Curriculum...
The E3 Group
Sep 19, 20243 min read
Transparency and rigor under D90’s former curriculum director? Orrington Elem. families may want to know.
Alison Hawley, now going by Alison Schoeffmann, recently resigned from the position of Asst. Superintendent of Instruction in River...
The E3 Group
Jul 10, 20242 min read
River Forest District 90 Academics Rank Top 50% Among Comparable High Performing Districts
Read D90’s Spring Community Update below and then answer these questions: What is a Summative Designation? When and why did the...
The E3 Group
Jul 10, 20243 min read
Peace circles not so peaceful in Oak Park District 97 – Two hours of teacher/parent public comment on a devolving culture under the mantle of equity
“you know what they say at Julian Mom, fire alarms, fights, and what the F is happening now” (parent quote from meeting) The D97 board...
The E3 Group
Jul 10, 20242 min read
Is someone all wet on “sound baths” – River Forest school psychologist silent on this SEL content
The Roosevelt Middle School (RMS) psychologist and District superintendent refused multiple requests to address simple questions on the...
The E3 Group
Mar 12, 20245 min read
An open letter on "sound baths" to River Forest, District 90 Roosevelt Middle School Psychologist
Policy and practices of equal opportunity that maximize academic achievement through proven curricula and instructional practices is the...
The E3 Group
Feb 29, 20244 min read
“wrong far too often to be useful”–Research describes River Forest District 90’s reading assessment
One researcher said about District 90’s reading assessment “flipping a coin would actually be better” for identifying struggling...
The E3 Group
Dec 12, 20232 min read
Four Resigned To Bad Benchmarks, One Resignation – Highlights Of Nov. 20 D90 Board Meeting
“It’s really dangerous” said district 90 board president Stacey Williams. She wasn’t talking about drugs, traffic, or sledding the depot...
The E3 Group
Nov 29, 20234 min read
All hail the “Exemplary” school? - Decoding ISBE school Summative Designations
River Forest District 90 administrators asked residents “to please explore the report card” for themselves this time around, and...
The E3 Group
Nov 6, 20234 min read
“progressive” education particularly hard on low-income students – River Forest D90 report card
River Forest District 90 reports doubling the academic achievement gap in English language arts (ELA) between low-income and...
The E3 Group
Nov 2, 20233 min read
Reading disabilities overlooked using “local norms and cutoffs” – River Forest District 90
“I beg that you reform the literacy curriculum”
The E3 Group
Oct 30, 20233 min read
River Forest D90 residents in the dark as learning rates equaled the U.S. average
Student Learning rates in River Forest District 90 were similar to the U.S. average following a policy penned in 2016 aimed at...
The E3 Group
Oct 19, 20234 min read
4 votes to 3 – River Forest D90’s board will keep Lucy Calkins in ELA curriculum review
The River Forest District 90 school board debated a motion brought by 2023 BOE addition Kristine Mackey - “I move to remove consideration...
The E3 Group
Sep 14, 20234 min read
2023 River Forest D90 teacher survey results: low standards, disruptive classrooms, poor training
Roosevelt Middle School teachers strongly disagree with the statement “The school leadership team sets high standards for teaching and...
The E3 Group
Aug 29, 20233 min read
It was old vs new on literacy curriculum review - recap and link to RF D90 board meeting
n 2016 River Forest district 90 implemented a policy aimed at “eliminating the racial predictability of achievement” according to then...
The E3 Group
Jun 27, 20234 min read
Read original emails and correspondence on Hawley's Winnetka D36 resignation
Timeline: September 29, 2015: Dr. Hawley makes a presentation to the D36 School Board that states she cannot perform longitudinal...
The E3 Group
Jun 9, 20238 min read
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