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No Child Left Behind cannot guarantee academic success

By AJ Edwards | September 25, 2013

All schools are to have 100 percent of their students meet the state standards set by the No Child Left Behind Act in 2014.State guidelines were put in place in 2002 to improve students’ efficiency in mathematics and reading, but 11 years later it’s...

A DeKalb middle school may face restructuring

By Thomas Verschelde | March 22, 2011

DeKALB | DeKalb School District 428 is considering restructuring Clinton Rosette Middle School, 650 N. First St., after the school failed to meet standards set by No Child Left Behind. Clinton Rosette Middle School has not shown steady enough improvement...

U.S Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias.

Giannoulias for U.S. Senate

By Editorial Board | October 17, 2010

The Northern Star Editorial Board has decided to endorse Alexi Giannoulias for U.S. Senate. This decision comes at an important time in American history, as the country struggles to climb out of a deep economic depression and overcome fierce bipartisanship...