By AP/KWMU
East St. Louis, Ill. – The state of Illinois is scrutinizing more schools in East St. Louis for keeping special education students from taking standardized tests, as a way to improve scores.
East St. Louis Superintendent Nate Anderson has already acknowledged about 100 special education students at Wyvette Younge Middle School didn't take the state's tests.
But State Superintendent Robert Schiller says state board members have discovered other schools also held some students out of the test.
Schiller has asked Anderson to conduct his own review and they'll consult in a week or so. Schiller could do anything from appointing a monitor for the district's special education programs to taking over the district.