Oak Park And River Forest High School
Recent News About Oak Park And River Forest High School
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Oak Park Health Chief Chapple: K-12 schools should be closed
Village of Oak Park Health Department Director Theresa Chapple-McGruder says she believes K-12 schools should be closed.
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In new book, OPRF H.S. Superintendent Johnson describes "wrestling with the powerful presence of whiteness and white racism" in Oak Park and River Forest
School Leaders and Sociopolitical and Racial ContextsJohnson previously worked for nine years as an English teacher at Urbana High School in Urbana, Illinois (1997-2006) before being promoted to associate principal (2006) and principal (2010).
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OPRF bans winter sports, extracurriculars, cancels winter concert citing "17 new cases" of COVID-19
Oak Park & River Forest H.S. has banned all student participation in winter sports and extracurricular activities, citing “17 new COVID-19 cases,” according to school principal Gregory Johnson.
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Oak Park and River Forest High School reports 21% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Oak Park and River Forest High School rose to 21 percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a West Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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OPRF school board votes unanimously, 7-0, to ban honors classes
Oak Park and River Forest High School freshmen will no longer have the option to take honors classes in history, foreign languages, English or science.The high school board voted 7-0 to ban honors classes
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Ahead of honors ban vote, OPRF school board ponders how to measure its impact
Oak Park and River Forest High School Director of Student Learning Laurie Fiorenza says she’s certain that her plan to ban freshman honors classes will be successful, if she isn’t quite sure yet how she’ll prove it.
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Community group: OPRF leaders misrepresenting research to sell honors ban
A community group says Oak Park and River Forest High School administrators are misrepresenting academic research and state test score data, claiming it shows a proposed honors class ban won't hurt top students, when it shows the opposite.
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Oak Park and River Forest High School reports 7% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Oak Park and River Forest High School rose to seven percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a West Cook News analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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On eve of honors ban debate, OPRF School Board President moves to limit parent comment
Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 Board of Education President Sarah Spivy wants fewer parent comments during meetings-- even virtual ones.
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"Honors for all:" OPRF leadership demands ban on grouping students by academic performance; High achievers should take classes with low achievers
Oak Park and River Forest High School (OPRF) school leaders want a ban on allowing top freshman students to take more advanced classes in history, foreign languages or English, according to a memo sent to the school board on Tuesday.
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Analysis: 8 in 10 grades given at OPRF are As or Bs.
Oak Park and River Forest High School (OPRF) is giving out 53 percent more A grades than it did a decade ago, and 48 percent fewer Ds and Fs.
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80% = A? Oak Park-River Forest H.S. history teacher lowers the bar for her students
Oak Park-River Forest H.S. students taking teacher Amy Hill's American History class this fall could, theoretically, fail. But it would take some effort.
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92.4 percent of Oak Park And River Forest teachers stay put; average earns $102,295 per year
The Illinois Schools Report Card finds that 92.4 percent of teachers stay at Oak Park And River Forest High School year to year, according to their 2020 three-year average.
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Oak Park and River Forest High School scores 65.8% ELA proficiency, 58.7% on math in 2019
Of the 3,398 students attending Oak Park and River Forest High School in 2019, 65.8 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 58.7 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
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Oak Park and River Forest student group: 'There is no reason that students should fail any class' amid pandemic
Black and Latinx students at Oak Park and River Forest High School have scheduled a press conference for Wednesday to demand that school board officials convene an emergency board meeting to implement a no-fail policy for all students in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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At Oak Park And River Forest, 95 percent of students graduate high school
About 92 percent of ninth graders in 2020 were "on track" to graduate at Oak Park and River Forest High School, where the four-year graduation rate was 95 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Report: 46 percent of 2018 Oak Park & River Forest High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In the two years after 94 percent of Oak Park & River Forest High School's class of 2018 graduated on time, 46 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
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At Oak Park & River Forest, 91 percent of students graduate high school; 86 percent go to college
About 91 percent of ninth graders in 2019 were “on track” to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 91 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Report: 59 percent of 2017 Oak Park & River Forest High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In the two years after 95% of Oak Park & River Forest High School's class of 2017 graduated on time, 59 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
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Oak Park High School District to pause "dismantling inequitable course structure" until fall 2022
The implementation of a controversial plan to detrack the freshman class in Oak Park and River Forest High School (OPRF) in an effort to narrow academic achievements gaps between white, and black and brown students is being pushed back a year, from the fall of 2021 to fall of 2022.