| Old System | New System |
| Measures | |
| Reading tests only | Reading, writing, math, science and social science tests |
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Elementary: ITBS only |
Elementary: ITBS and ISAT High School: Prairie State only |
| High School: drop-out rates, 9th-grade course passing rates | |
| Scope | |
| No recognition of progress | Heavy emphasis on progress |
| Focus only on probation schools | Focus on all schools |
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SOURCE: Chicago Public Schools |
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