1.0 link 228744 <![CDATA[Tougher Tests Just the First Step to Improving Chicago Schools]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lorraine-forte/tougher-tests-just-the-fi_b_228744.html The release of the latest state test scores for Chicago Public Schools show another year of modest gains. Good news, although as Chief Education Officer Barbara Eason-Watkins noted, "Small gains are never enough."

What's more interesting is the news surrounding the scores. For one, Mayor Daley now says the state needs tougher tests. Those remarks come just days after the release of a report that says school reform is a big failure and the test score gains...

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