Why are failing teachers getting a passing grade?
An investigative report by Small Newspaper Group
The law and teacher employment
- Illinois School Code
- Illinois School Code Article 24: Employment of Teachers
- Illlinois School Code Article 24A: Evaluation of certified employees
- Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act
Teacher unions
- Illinois Federation of Teachers
- Illinois Federation of Teachers' evaluation position
- Illinois Education Association
Books and studies
- The Incompetent Teacher: Managerial Responses
- Handbook on Teacher Evaluation: Assessing and Improving Performance
- Qualities of Effective Teachers
- Linking Teacher Evaluation And Student Learning
- Feedback at 360 Degrees
- Consortium on Chicago School Research at the University of Chicago
- William Sanders Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System
Contact state officials
 Quad-Cities Online Moline & Rock Island, IL |
 MyWebtimes.com Ottawa & Streator, IL |  Daily Journal Kankakee, IL |