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What’s Shifting Across Illinois Schools Right Now Illinois educators are heading into the 2026–27 school year in the middle of a real reset. Assessment benchmarks have shifted. The ACT® transition is still being worked through. Chronic absenteeism remains higher than pre-pandemic levels. Federal funding…

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has officially updated cut scores for the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), Illinois Science Assessment (ISA), and the…

On May 14, 2024 Illinois State Superintendent Dr. Tony Sanders announced that the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) will be switching from the SAT to the ACT for the state’s high school accountability assessment. Starting in 2025, this transition carries…