All of you University of Chicago haters might have to rethink your feelings with this new UofC study showing that most of the progress claimed by school leaders since 1988 has been an illusion. This isn't a big surprise among those who pay attention to cut scores and testing changes, but may be a surprise to the general public:

Assessments of Chicago schools are flawed report says NYT: A discouraging new University of Chicago study on academic performance across three eras of reform efforts contradicts impressions created by Chicago Public Schools testing data.

U. of C. report says CPS reforms have failed many students Tribune: For the last two decades, Chicago's public school system has been a laboratory of