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Entries by Matt Farmer from 06/2011

Another Marshall Plan

| Posted 06.06.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Cappie Pondexter, Arne Duncan, Chicago Public Schools, Renaissance 2010, Chicago, Cps, Marshall High School, Ron Huberman, Chicago Teachers Union, Wnba, Teacher Salaries, Chicago News

Ron Huberman gutted Marshall last year as part of another CPS "turnaround." Tony Skokna was handed a pink slip, his 17 years at Marshall presumably viewed by Huberman as part of the school's problem.

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Another CPS Miracle?

| Posted 06.13.2011 | Chicago
Read More: CPS Closings, Arne Duncan, Michael Scott Chicago School Board, Renaissance 2010, Collins High School, Michael Scott, Mayor Daley, Nicki Minaj, Cps, Ravi Baichwal, Theresa Gutierrez, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago News

ABC-7 anchorman Ravi Baichwal called Collins Academy one of the city's "exceptional public schools." But having an anchorman declare it one of the city's "exceptional public schools" does not make it so.

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