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Tougher Tests Just the First Step to Improving Chicago Schools

Lorraine Forte | Posted 08.10.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Public Schools, Test Scores, Chicago Public Schools, Mayor Daley, Inner City Education, Charter Schools, Chicago School Reform, School Reform, Cps, Chicago Education, Isat, Advance Illinois, Chicago News
Lorraine Forte

Transform every school into a charter and you'll still have to solve the equation: How to educate students, especially students who often face troubled home lives and come to school woefully unprepared to learn.

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Education in Chicago: Wringing The Passion Out Of Higher Learning

Bill Sweetland | Posted 07.18.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Barbara Brotman, Education, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Education, Intellectual Awakenings, Higher Education, Great Books, Chicago News
Bill Sweetland

Here is the unacknowledged truth of undergraduate life in 2009: Everyone, students included, feels alienated and bored by what we have made our universities.

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Career Education a Must in Today's Job Market

Lorraine Forte | Posted 03.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Economic Stimulus Package, Chicago Public Schools, Economy, CPS Careers, Chicago Career Education, Technical Education, Chicago Education, Chicago Technical Schools, Chicago News
Lorraine Forte

Here's a sobering scenario: Each year, about 7,000 seniors earn a diploma from CPS, but don't enroll in college and have no preparation for work. That is a road to disaster.

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Duncan Should Stay. But He Has to Go.

Alexander Russo | Posted 01.04.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Education, Obama Transition, Chicago Labor Unions, Obama, Arne Duncan Education Secretary, Department of Education, Arne Duncan, President Obama, Obama Administration, Rod Paige, Obama Education Secretary, Barack Obama, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Schools, Chicago Education, Obama's Cabinet, u.s. Department of Education, Cps, Chicago News
Alexander Russo

Should Chicago schools superintendent Arne Duncan go to Washington if he's asked to head the U.S. Department of Education, or should he stay in town?

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Tuition Rising At City Colleges

Chi-Town Daily News | Peter Sachs | Posted 01.02.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Education, Harold Washington College, Chicago City Colleges, Chicago College Tuition, Chicago Tuition Rates, Chicago City College Tuition, College Tuition Hikes Chicago, College Tuition, City Colleges of Chicago, Chicago News

City Colleges students can expect to pay 10 percent more on their tuition bills starting this summer. The increase is the first in two years, and tui...

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CPS Changing Magnet Schools Admissions Policy

Chicago Public Radio | Linda Lutton | Posted 12.20.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Magnet Schools, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Schools, Chicago Education, CPS Magnet Schools, Cps, Chicago Magnet Schools, Magnet Schools Admissions Chicago, Chicago News

Chicago Public Schools says it may use income rather than race to enroll students in its popular magnet schools. That's if a federal judge ends the di...

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School Funding Protest Spawns Friendships And Action

Chicago Tribune | Tara Malone | Posted 12.19.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago School Boycott, Meeks Boycott, James Meeks School Boycott, CPS Boycott Effects, Glenbrook South High School, CPS Boycott, New Trier High School, Chicago Schools, Chicago Education, James Meeks, Illinois Council of Students, New Trier, Meeks New Trier, Chicago News

With grins and a familiar nod, a dozen teenagers came together this weekend for what has become a standing date since nearly 1,000 Chicago students sk...

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Minority Enrollment Down At Top Magnet Schools

Catalyst Chicago | Sarah Karp | Posted 12.14.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Humboldt Park, Chicago Public Schools, Education, Minority Enrollment Chicago Magnet Schools, Sabin Elementary, Chicago Education, Minority Education Chicago, Chicago Schools, LaSalle II Chicago, Minorities Chicago Magnet Schools, Cps, Franklin Fine Arts Academy, Chicago Magnet Schools, Disney II Chicago, Chicago News

Kenneth Green knew he wanted to send his daughter to a magnet school, Chicago's oldest schools of choice. He spent hours enveloped in research and tou...

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Is School Choice Failing Kids?

Catalyst Chicago | John Myers | Posted 12.14.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Walter Payton High School, Chicago Public Schools, Von Steuben High School, Education, Kenwood Academy, ACE Tech, Hyde Park Academy, Lincoln Park High School, Chicago Schools, School Choice Chicago, Lane Tech, Robeson High, Cps, Rennaissance 2010, Chicago Education, Chicago News

With the end of 8th grade in view for James Baker, three of Chicago's top public high schools turned him away--rejections that caught the straight-A s...

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Watchdog Group Says School Manipulating Enrollment

Chicago Public Radio | Mike Rhee | Posted 12.13.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Sherman Manipulates Enrollment, School Manipulates Enrollment, Parents United for Responsible Education, Julie Woestehoff, Sherman Elementary School Chicago, Chicago Education, Chicago Schools, Chicago News

An education watchdog group is accusing a Chicago elementary school of manipulating its student population to improve test scores. Sherman Elementary...

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CPS Expanding Pre-School Programs

ABC 7 | Posted 11.29.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Cps, Finkl Elementary School, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Education, Chicago Pre-School, Chicago Public Schools Pre-School, Chicago News

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Public Schools is expanding pre-school programs to include 1,500 new students across the city. The announcement was made Wed...

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Merit Pay For Principals?

Catalyst Chicago | Debra Williams | Posted 11.23.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Cps, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Education, Chicago Schools, Chicago Principals Merit Pay, CPS Principals, Chicago News

In recent years, Chicago Public Schools has rolled out bonus pay for administrators and teachers. Now, the district is considering merit pay for prin...

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Third-World Math Scores In Chicago: Study

Chicago Sun-Times | Dave Newbart | Posted 11.23.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois State University, Chicago Test Scores, Chicago Math Scores, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Education, John Dossey, Cps, American Institutes for Research, Zalman Usiskin, Chicago News

Chicago's public schools do as badly as schools in some Third World nations in math, a first-of-its kind study released Wednesday has found. The comp...

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12 New Schools To Open Next Fall

Chicago Public Radio | Chip Mitchell | Posted 12.20.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Altgeld Gardens, Cps, Chicago Public Schools, New Chicago Schools, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Education, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago Schools, Chicago News

The Chicago Board of Education on Wednesday approved plans for 12 new schools to open next fall. The 12 are among dozens of small, autonomous schools...

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Thousands Of Teachers May Be Sent Back To School

Chicago Tribune | Carlos Sadovi | Posted 12.20.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Cps, Xavier Botana, Chicago Teachers Schooling, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago Education, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago News

As many as 5,000 middle school teachers in Chicago could be required to go back to school for additional training to continue teaching under a plan ex...

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City Colleges Leave Public In The Dark

Chi-Town Daily News | Peter Sachs | Posted 12.20.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Harold Washington College, Chicago Education, Chicago Board of Education, City Colleges of Chicago, Chicago News

Once a month, the City Colleges of Chicago trustees hold a public meeting to approve new hires, shift money from one account to another and okay thou...

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High Schools Faltering: 70% Fail Reading Standards, Even More Fail Math

Chicago Public Radio | Linda Lutton | Posted 11.06.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Test Scores, Chicago High Schools, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, Chicago Public Schools, Richard Daley, Chicago Education, Chicago News

Chicago public high school students lost ground in Illinois' latest round of standardized tests. Last month, Mayor Richard Daley was on hand for the ...

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What Do Bob Dylan, Bill Clinton, and French Cream Puffs Have in Common?

Flora Lazar | Posted 10.25.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Cinema Verite, Chris Hegedus, Culinary Education, Jean-Philippe Maury, Meilleurs Ouvriers De France, Vocational Education, D.A. Pennebaker, The Collar, French Pastry, Flashpoint Academy, Jacques Torres, Chicago Education, French Pastry School, Jacquy Pfeiffer, Pennebaker Hegedus Films, Sebastien Canonne, Bill Clinton, Bob Dylan, Don't Look Back, Nicolas Sarkozy, Cream Puffs, Artisanal, Artisan, Food, Chicago News
Flora Lazar

Legendary filmmakers D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus were at Flashpoint Academy this week for a screening of a new film they're making about the coveted "Meilleurs Ouvriers de France."

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CPS Paying For Good Grades

Posted 10.12.2008 | Chicago

Read More: CPS Green for Grades, Cash for Grades Chicago, Green for Grade$, Education, Money for Grades, Bribing Students, Arne Duncan, Cash for Grades, Chicago Public Schools, CPS Attendance, Chicago Education, Paying for Grades, Cps, Chicago News

"Up to 5,000 freshmen at 20 Chicago public high schools will get cash for good--and even average--grades as part of a new, Harvard-designed test progr...

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Prayer for the First Day of Chicago Public School

Kevin Coval | Posted 09.29.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Public Schools, Chicago School Prayer, Chicago School Funding, Arne Duncan, James Meeks, Mayor Daley, Chicago Education, New Trier, First Day of School Boycott, Prayer for CPS, Chicago News
Kevin Coval

Get Arne Duncan out of the health club. Let him and the progenitors of Renaissance 2010 do more than revamp failed plans. May they consider the whole student body of CPS, not just those with clout and high tax bases.

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Meeks Offers Deal To Stop Boycott

ABC 7 | Andy Shaw | Posted 09.26.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago School Boycott, Education, Ron Gidwitz, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Education, Chicago Schools, James Meeks, New Trier, Chicago Schools Funding, Meeks New Trier, School Boycott, Meeks Gidwitz, Cps, Chicago News

With so many Illinois Democrats at the DNC, it's no surprise state business is being conducted in Denver. Illinois State Senator James Meeks said he'...

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Illinois SAT Scores Drop

Chicago Tribune | Tara Malone | Posted 09.26.2008 | Chicago

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The state's high school class of 2008 posted slightly lower average scores on the SAT exam this year, slipping in all three tested subjects, but Illin...

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Chicago Teachers Union Ousts Vice President

Posted 09.20.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Ted Dallas Ousted, Ted Dallas Convicted, Chicago Teachers Union Trial, Marilyn Stewart, CTU, Chicago Education, Ted Dallas Guilty, Chicago Teachers Union Vice President, Chicago Teachers Union, Ted Dallas, Chicago News

The Chicago Teachers Union voted late Tuesday to find Vice President Ted Dallas guilty of financial impropriety charges and expel him from the union, ...

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