Chicago Tribune

Chicago pupils lag behind their peers in other big-city districts on national math and reading exams, with the most disappointing results seen for African-American students, according to federal testing results released Thursday.

Only 11 percent of Chicago 8th graders are considered proficient in math, compared with 29 percent nationally and 20 percent in other large urban districts. For 4th grade reading, 12 percent of pupils score as proficient, compared with 30 percent nationally and 19 percent in other big cities...