{"id":2366922,"date":"2024-11-10T15:41:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T20:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pritzker-touts-a-record-graduation-rate-as-others-criticize-test-scores-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-10T15:42:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T20:42:25","slug":"pritzker-touts-a-record-graduation-rate-as-others-criticize-test-scores-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pritzker-touts-a-record-graduation-rate-as-others-criticize-test-scores-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Pritzker touts a record graduation rate as others criticize test scores &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpritzker-touts-a-record-graduation-rate-as-others-criticize-test-scores-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2366922&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a\u200d recent report from Illinois, Governor J.B. Pritzker highlighted the state&#8217;s record graduation rates, coinciding with\u200c the release of the Illinois Report\u200b Card, \u2064which showed year-over-year improvements in proficiency\u2062 rates for English\/Language Arts, Math, and Science. Despite this positive trend, some legislators and analysts expressed concerns\u200d regarding the overall effectiveness of educational funding. State Representative Brad Halbrook noted that\u200c taxpayers have contributed an \u2063additional $350\u200b million \u200bannually for the\u200d last five years, totaling over $10 \u2063billion for public education, suggesting that rising spending should correlate with better student outcomes. However, Ted\u200d Dabrowski \u200bfrom Wirepoints pointed out \u200bthat while graduation rates are increasing, SAT scores are declining and improvements are \u200dprimarily seen only in K-8 grades. He emphasized the discrepancy between local test scores and national metrics, indicating that improvements may not translate to all \u200ceducational levels.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pritzker touts a record graduation rate as others criticize test scores<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1877271\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; The recently released Illinois Report Card shows some growth in multiple areas, with proficiency rates in English\/Language Arts, Math and Science all increasing year-over-year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>State Rep. Brad Halbrook, R-Shelbyville, said students&rsquo; proficiency rates should be improving because the taxpayers have poured an additional $350 million each year over the past five years into education funding.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are spending over $10 billion just from the state of Illinois, plus the local contributions and the federal dollars that are following. It&rsquo;s a record number of dollars that we&rsquo;re pouring into public education so the numbers should be improving,&rdquo; said Halbrook.<\/p>\n<p>Wirepoints&rsquo; Ted Dabrowski said the improvements are exclusive to K-8th graders. Dabrowski also pointed out that SAT scores are down, but <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">high school graduation rates<\/a> are up.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not seeing any improvements at all on the SAT. So whatever improvements there were, which is an Illinois test and that&rsquo;s very different from juniors who take the SAT, which is a national test,&rdquo; said Dabrowski.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. J.B. Pritzker said on social media that this year&rsquo;s Report Card shows the state reached the highest graduation rate in 14 years at 87.7%. Pritzker said the state is bouncing back stronger than ever from the challenges of the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Dabrowski noted the graduation rates are up for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-education-sec-on-womens-school-sports-we-have-a-legal-responsibility-to-include-transgender-athletes\/\" title=\"Biden Education Sec On Women\u2019s School Sports: We Have a \u2018Legal Responsibility\u2019 to Include Transgender Athletes\">high school students<\/a> but the proficiency rates are low.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The graduation rates are whatever they want them to be. They can set standards and just let kids graduate. What&rsquo;s really egregious about this is how they are bragging about graduation rates being at 88%, but you look at the results of high schoolers, you look at SAT scores, they&rsquo;re bad,&rdquo; said Dabrowski.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Graduation rates for Black and Latino students are low compared with white and Asian American students. Black students have an 80% graduation rate. Halbrook shared his concerns for the K-8th graders despite showing improvements on the Illinois Report Card.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All the experts I talk to are concerned about that particular age group and what the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thanks-to-needless-covid-school-lockdowns-your-kids-lifetime-earning-potential-plummeted\/\" title=\"Thanks To Needless Covid School Lockdowns, Your Kids\u2019 Lifetime Earning Potential Plummeted\">long-term negative effects<\/a> are on those kids. We&rsquo;ll see how that stuff shakes out in the coming years,&rdquo; Halbrook said when talking about children who were out of school due to Illinois&rsquo; COVID-19 closures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1877271\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1877271\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pritzker highlights record graduation rates amid test score criticism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2366923,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/JB-Pritzker_DNC_Chicago_kk12.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[5152,44737,20657,44738],"class_list":["post-2366922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-education","tag-graduation-rate","tag-pritzker","tag-test-scores"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/JB-Pritzker_DNC_Chicago_kk12.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2366922"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2366926,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366922\/revisions\/2366926"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2366923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2366922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2366922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2366922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}