Only about a quarter of Illinois kindergarten students are ready for school in three key developmental areas, according to the results of a state assessment report released Tuesday.
The 2018-19 results of the Illinois State Board of Education’s Kindergarten Individual Development Survey (KIDS) show that among the 115,920 kindergarten students who were rated on 14 measures during the fall of 2018, just 26% demonstrated readiness in all three areas. The areas include social and emotional development, language and literacy, and math.
The results of the assessment show that 17% of Illinois kindergarten students demonstrated readiness in two developmental areas; 18% in one developmental area; and 39% of students did not demonstrate readiness in any developmental area.
Fr. John Belmonte, Superintendent of Catholic Schools – Diocese of Joliet, along with the Strategy Director of Empower Illinois – Juan Rangel, join Dan & Amy for a discussion on improving child education, K-12, in Illinois: