Oak Park District 97

What the FOIA Revealed

December 18, 2025

In Memoriam: District 97's Superintendents (2021-2026)

December 6, 2025

The Leveling Down: When Optics Replace Outcomes

December 6, 2025

The Authority Vacuum: How Superintendent Churn Creates Risk-Averse Principals

November 30, 2025

The Admission: When 'State Law' Becomes 'We Just Don't Want To'

November 26, 2025

The Feedback Loop: How Bad Rubrics Create Their Own Crisis

November 23, 2025

Floors, Not Ceilings: When Legal Minimums Become Bureaucratic Maximums

November 20, 2025

When Ready Isn't Enough: How Rubrics Measure the Wrong Things

November 18, 2025

Catch-22: Denied Assessment Access Under the Same Law That Granted Enrollment

November 16, 2025

The Ghost Rubric: When Requirements Reference Tests That Don't Exist

November 14, 2025

The Wrong Tool: Why Screening Tests Don't Belong on Acceleration Rubrics

November 11, 2025

The Last Resort: When a Simple Question Requires a FOIA Request

November 6, 2025

The Glitch: When the Math Test Fails at Math

November 3, 2025

Going Backwards: How First Grade Erased My Daughter's Math Skills

November 1, 2025