Illinois educators hope to tackle thorny issue of math competence By Newspaper Staff | December 5, 2025 | 0 Spread the loveBy Peter HancockCapitol News Students in Illinois, like their peers nationwide, tend to score lower in math than they do in reading and writing. Posted in Illinois News and tagged Education, evidence-based funding, Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Springfield, STEM, Tony Sanders, Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, U.S. Department of Education