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A Post-Olympic Plan for a City Under Siege

Kevin Coval | Posted 10.06.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Derrion Albert, Arne Duncan, Chicago Olympic Bid, Chicago Public Schools, Mayor Daley, Chicago Violence, Chicago Olympics, Cps, Louder Than a Bomb, Ron Huberman, Chicago Gang Violence, Chicago News

The city will be abuzz with language and records of now from people who are normally never heard from, the youth. Seen and now heard. And safe.

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Fatally Beaten Teen Derrion Albert Mourned At Funeral: 'The Eyes Of The World Are Watching'

AP | CARYN ROUSSEAU | Posted 12.03.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Derrion Albert, Derrion Albert Funeral, Derrion Albert Funeral Service, Derrion Albert Beating, Derrion Albert Murder, Jesse Jackson, Louis Farrakhan, Chicago Gang Violence, Chicago Violence, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago News

CHICAGO — The funeral of a Chicago teen who was beaten to death on his way home from school drew civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson and ...

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Teachers Union Wants Separate School For Disruptive Students

Chicago Public Radio | Linda Lutton | Posted 12.02.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cps, Chicago Public Schools, Disruptive Students, Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago Alternative School, Chicago News

The president of the Chicago Teachers Union wants Chicago to create an alternative school for chronically disruptive students....

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Less Than Sacred Hoops

Matt Farmer | Posted 11.29.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Oprah Winfrey, John Calipari, Todd Stroger, Arne Duncan, Chicago Public Schools, Olympics, Mayor Daley, Tony Cole, Ray Lahood, Jacques Rogge, 2016 Olympics, Chicago Olympic Bid, Chicago Olympics, Obama Olympics, Chicago 2016, Chicago News

Why is Arne Duncan going to Copenhagen? Maybe the IOC will want to hear what steps he is taking to ensure that the rest of our nation's public schools begin performing at the level of those in Chicago.

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Should We Have More School Time? Yes -- For Kids

Paras Bhayani | Posted 11.28.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Education Reform, Ron Huberman, Chicago Public Schools, Oecd, Public Schools, KIPP Charter Schools, Charter Schools, Teachers Union, Economist, Chicago News

While American students might be "underworked," American school teachers most certainly are not -- particularly for what they are being paid.

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Judge Throws Out CPS Desegregation Order

Catalyst Chicago | Posted 11.25.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cps, Chicago Public Schools, CPS Desegregation, School Desegregation, School Segregation, Chicago News

Late Thursday afternoon, a federal judge scrapped the CPS desegregation consent decree--a move that likely will result in the district abandoning the ...

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Head Lice or Handguns: Which Concerns You More?

Matt Farmer | Posted 11.24.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Education, Arne Duncan, Chicago Public Schools, Mayor Daley, Cps, Gangs, Chicago School Violence, Chicago School Reform, Guns in School, Civic-Federation, Education Reform, Ron Huberman, Chicago News

Aggravated assault, gang activity, arson and gun possession. Why won't CPS release data on the number of such dangerous offenses at my children's schools?

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Daley Defends Principals' Power Amid Investigation

Chicago Sun-Times | FRAN SPIELMAN | Posted 11.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cps Admissions, Cps, Chicago Public Schools, Cps Clout, Mayor Daley, Cps Investigation, CPS Principals, Chicago News

Despite a federal investigation of alleged clout admissions at Chicago Public Schools, Mayor Daley on Wednesday defended the controversial process tha...

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The Chicago Public School Teacher's Husband

David Murray | Posted 11.22.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Henry Horner Homes, Lake Street El, Poverty, Chicago Public Schools, There Are No Children Here, Alex Kotlowitz, Oak Park, Teacher, Education, Education Reform, Public Schools, Inner City, Charter Schools, Arne Duncan, Chicago News

Our troubles had begun when my wife Kirsten took the job teaching art, K-8, at a West Side elementary school. Then came the informal adoptions.

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After Three Weeks, Thousands Of CPS Students Still Without Teachers

Chicago Public Radio | Linda Lutton | Posted 11.22.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cps, Cps Teacher Shortage, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers, Chicago News

This is the third week of school in Chicago. But thousands of high school students still haven't met their teachers....

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CPS 'Perfect' Attendance Figure Suspect

Chicago Public Radio | Linda Lutton | Posted 11.17.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago-Public-Schools-Attendance, Cps, CPS Attendance, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago School Attendance, Chicago News

Attendance figures released by Chicago Public Schools may be misleading....

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Renaissance 2010 Gets A Solid 'B'

Paras Bhayani | Posted 11.13.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Arne Duncan, Chicago Public Schools, Charter Schools, University of Chicago, Green Dot, School Choice, Renaissance 2010, Chicago News

New University of Chicago findings pour cold water on both the most ardent critics and most ardent proponents of both Ren10 and the charter schools it has created.

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All Kids Need Better Access to Science

Walter Massey | Posted 11.10.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Public Schools, Science Chicago, Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama, Blacks, Chicago, Science Education, Civil Rights, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Chicago News

The need for identifiable and celebrated minority science figures is no less urgent today than it was during the Civil Rights era.

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School Janitors Lack Paid Sick Days, Say That Spreads Flu

Chicago Public Radio | Chip Mitchell | Posted 11.08.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cps, Cps Janitors, Chicago Public Schools, Janitor Sick Days, Chicago Janitors, School Health, Chicago News

Some Chicago schools janitors are gathering at a North Side elementary Tuesday morning with a warning for parents. The janitors lack paid sick days an...

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CPS To Spend $30M On Students Most Likely To Shoot Or Get Shot

WBBM Newsradio | Posted 10.20.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cps, Ron Huberman, CPS Violence, Chicago Public Schools, CPS Deaths, Cps Gun Violence, Chicago News

Chicago Public Schools officials say they'll spend $30 million in federal stimulus dollars on approximately 1,200 high school students who are at risk...

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Headlines I'd Like to See About Chicago Public Schools

Lorraine Forte | Posted 10.19.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Teacher Quality, Chicago Test Scores, Chicago Public Schools, CPS Students Killed, Standardized Testing, Teachers, Chicago Magnet Schools, Cps Admissions Investigation, Cps Clout, Chicago Schools, Cps Admissions, Cps, Chicago News

Giving principals the authority to hand-pick even a small percentage of students is just asking for trouble. The policy reinforces the notion that who you know matters more than who you are or what you've accomplished.

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1,600 City School Buses Getting GPS Tracking Systems

Chicago Sun-Times | MAUDLYNE IHEJIRIKA | Posted 10.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cps, Cps Buses Get Gps, Chicago Public Schools, Cps Buses, Chicago News

When Chicago Public Schools students return to classes next week, they'll find their school buses have gone high-tech -- with newly installed remote G...

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20% Of City's Public School Teachers Felt Pressured To Change Grades

Chicago Public Radio | Linda Lutton | Posted 10.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Public Schools Grade Changing, Cps, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago News

A survey released yesterday shows 20 percent of Chicago public high school teachers changed student grades last school year after feeling pressured to...

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CPS Board Approves Tax Hike

ABC7 Chicago | | Posted 09.27.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Taxes, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago News

Chicago home owners will see an increase on their next property tax bill. The Chicago Public School Board approved a one and a half percent increas...

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Illinois ACT Scores are Stagnant: Why Don't We Listen to Arne?

Paras Bhayani | Posted 09.25.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Economic Stimulus Package, Illinois Education, Arne Duncan, Chicago Public Schools, Race to the Top, Chicago School Reform, School Reform, Cps, The New Teachers Project, Chicago News

The home state of the secretary of education should be leading the way in enacting reforms, especially when they are as straightforward as using data to track student growth, finding ways to recruit non-educators into the profession and closing down failing schools.

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CPS Student Panel Recommends Smaller Classes, Fewer Suspensions In Report

Chicago Sun-Times | MAUDLYNE IHEJIRIKA | Posted 09.24.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Public Schools, Cps, Ron Huberman Cps, Ron Huberman, Teen Cps Panel Recommendations, Chicago News

A group of teenagers has some advice for the people running Chicago's public schools....

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Whose Fault is the CPS Budget Crisis?

Paras Bhayani | Posted 09.18.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Ron Huberman, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, Tom Geoghegan, Social Security, CPS Budget, Mayor Daley, Cps, Cps Pensions, Tifs, Chicago News

If the federal government provided a higher social security payout funded by higher payroll taxes, CPS could actually devote attention to its work rather than worrying about how to pay for its retirees' pensions.

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Clouting Kids Into Public Magnet Schools? Mayor Daley Boasts of Sending His Kids to Private Schools

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 09.14.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Arne Duncan, Chicago Public Schools, Daley Public Schools, Daley Private Schools, Munoz Whitney Young, Mayor Daley Cps, Alderman Ricardo Munoz, Cps Clout, Mayor Daley, Cps Admissions Investigation, Chicago News

Leave it to Daley, the mayor of a large city with a failing school system, to bring up the fact that his own children did not attend the public schools in the city he leads.

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Nearly 30 Percent Of All City Schools Now Year-Round

Chicago Public Radio | Natalie Moore | Posted 09.10.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cps, Cps Track E, Chicago Public Schools, Summer School, Cps Year Round, Chicago News

Monday is the first day of school for some Chicago Public Schools students. The district has added 91 new schools to its year-round calendar....

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CPS' Social Media Mistake

Chi-Town Daily News | ALEX PARKER | Posted 09.08.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Teens Twitter, Cps, Twitter, Ron Huberman, Cps Twitter, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago News

CPS' decision to leverage Twitter is odd, given research that shows teens don't use the microblogging service. Facebook and MySpace are the realms of ...

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