CHICAGO -- Schools and districts will have to offer parents more user-friendly reports with academic information, demographics and education statistics under a new law signed by Gov. Pat Quinn.
Schools already have to send so-called report cards, but advocates of the legislation say they're hard to read, long and not easy to compare to other schools.
Examples of the revamped reports were printed in color and featured pie charts.
The law takes effect immediately. The report cards will be available in the 2013 to 2014 school year for elementary, middle and high schools.
Quinn signed the law Tuesday.
He says he didn't think there would be any additional costs occurred in implementing the bill. - http://goo.gl/sJqKe
