1.0link223555<![CDATA[Touted Chicago School Reform A Failure: Report]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/30/touted-chicago-school-ref_n_223555.htmlChicago Public School reform largely has failed, with the vast bulk of students either dropping out or unprepared for college and apparent gains at the grade-school level more perceived than real.
That's the bottom line of a blockbuster report released Tuesday by the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club, a report that directly challenges the legitimacy of one of Mayor Richard M. Daley's major claimed accomplishments.