Parents gasped when they saw their school district reading results. – Wirepoints’ presentation on Illinois’ collapsing student outcomes

There are school districts in Illinois where the percent of students that can read at grade level is in single digits, yet district administrators continue to collect six-figure salaries. That’s one of the facts Wirepoints uncovered while writing our latest education report: Poor student achievement and near-zero accountability: An indictment of Illinois’ public education system.

Student outcomes were already dismal before Covid-19, but now they’re even worse due to the state’s draconian pandemic policies of school closings, remote learning and strict mitigations.

Ted Dabrowski traveled to Geneva to speak to parents and concerned residents about who is responsible for the failures in Illinois education, the threat Amendment 1 poses to parents rights and what we can do to improve outcomes for all Illinois students.

You can download a copy of Ted’s presentation HERE.

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Chatty Cathy
3 years ago

Caught Ted’s similar presentation at Breakthrough Idea’s event on Thursday.

I’m guessing that these people have been lieing about their achievements for decades in an effort to justify our high property taxes, meanwhile causing immense harm to future generations. In other times, they would have all been run out of town.

K6
3 years ago

WP is doing such a good job of bringing pure evil to light. Me included for most of my life was taught that people in authority would do the right thing . Not so. The people that have done this have no conscious, it’s all about power, money and self, a very bad combination. God has blessed all of us with you guys. Now do we stand and fight evil, or turn and run?

Brock Landers
3 years ago

Great job, WP. You’re really gonna make them commit more voter fraud than they’d like in order to get this through in Nov.

Tim Favero
3 years ago

Illinois failing schools is a statewide disgrace. Thanks to Wirepoints, Mark, Ted, John and Matt for keeping us informed about these educational failures.

ToughLove
3 years ago

All of Ted’s presentations should conclude with a slide that states….

Summary: GET THE HELL OUT OF ILLINOIS ASAP

Wally
3 years ago
Reply to  ToughLove

Got out last September when getting was good and sold our house day we put it on market. Try getting out now when mortgage rates are over 6% and rising.

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