Illinois Charter Schools

Staying the Course on the Race to the Top

Juan Rangel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Juan Rangel

President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan's Race to the Top grant program is the most promising education initiative in decades, giving the ...

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Yes, Institutional Violence Does Exist and It Exacerbates Youth Violence

Tracy Siska | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tracy Siska

Who in their right mind thought it would be a good educational decision to move black kids from 95% black North Lawndale to Little Village High School in a 95% Latino community? Racial violence was predictable if not guaranteed.

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Use Stimulus Funds to Expand Charter Schools

Juan Rangel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Juan Rangel

The Obama strategy is aggressive, yet even the president was likely surprised by his home state's commitment to charter schools.

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More Charter Schools Allowed Under New Law

Chi-Town Daily News | ADRIAN G. URIBARRI | Posted 05.25.2011

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Advocates for charter schools Tuesday celebrated legislation that would allow for 120 charter schools in Illinois, 40 of them in Chicago....

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