“Data from Oak Park show that this reform (equity) has lowered the achievement of students denied acceleration without improving outcomes...

River Forest District 90 has widened the racial achievement gap following an equity-based initiative called The Crosswalk. Declines for...

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...

Now, everyone knows great stories benefit from great villains, and it is no wonder OPRF HS Superintendent Greg Johnson has real trouble...

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Journeys was the River Forest District 90 reading curriculum up until 2016 and before the Board of Education...

A closer examination of the evidence presented by the OPRF administration finds it's not exactly as depicted; one author comments.

There seems a systemic quieting of teacher voice that’s occurring and thankfully one link that connects you is the Illinois 5E's survey.

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...

Standards Based Grading (SBG) is a proficiency-based grading system administrators are considering to replace the familiar 0-100 and A to F.

Phonics programs under consideration partially meet expectations for alignment to standards and research based practices.

You’re invited to the next outreach event in the E3 Expert Lecture Series.

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

It was almost one year ago when over one hundred River Forest parents and community members and several middle school teachers showed up...

Just over two years into District 90’s Vision for Equity initiative its schools are already feeling the heat. Among many elements of the...

If you’re a parent of a child attending a public school in Illinois, you’ve probably received multiple reminders to fill out the...

On Wednesday night Dr. Timothy Shanahan, UIC Distinguished Professor Emeritus and literacy research expert, presented The E3 Group’s...

The October 15th D97 Board meeting provided an update on student performance following curriculum and instruction changes made to their...

Huskie Scholar Academy had large and positive effect on increasing access to higher level curriculum.

On March 12, 2019, the Oak Park K-8 District 97 Board of Education unanimously approved Policy 7:12 - Ensuring Racial and Educational...

A brand new Freakonomics Radio Podcast that’s insightful and relevant. Teaching to the test – the engine of our education system. Which...