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Property Taxes Likely Rising As Schools Face $500 Million Budget Hole

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 04.11.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cps Budget Deficit, Cps Budget Gap, Chicago Public Schools, Cps, CPS Budget, Illinois Property Taxes, Ron Huberman, Chicago News

Despite receiving a huge influx of federal economic-stimulus cash, Chicago Public Schools faces a nearly half-billion-dollar budget hole, and state ta...

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School Board Votes To Close 16 Schools Despite Vocal Opposition

Chicago Tribune | Carlos Sadovi | Posted 03.28.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago School Closings Vote, CPS Closings, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Board of Education, Cps, Chicago News

The Chicago Board of Education voted unanimously to close or reorganize 16 struggling schools. The changes will start taking effect in September with ...

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The Carpenter Case: School Reprieves Raise More Questions

Curtis Black | Posted 03.27.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Ron Huberman, Carpenter Elementary, Chicago School Closings, Chicago Public Schools, CPS Closings, CPS Closures, Ogden Elementary, CPS Carpenter Closings, Chicago School Closures, School Closings, Chicago News
Curtis Black

Why, out of all the small and struggling schools in the district, were these ones put on that list in the first place? Would more attention to detail have spared some of the other schools?

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CPS Closures: Six Schools Spared, Will Be Kept Open

Chicago Sun-Times | ROSALIND ROSSI | Posted 03.26.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Public School Closings, Chicago Public Schools, CPS Closings, Cps, Chicago School Closings, Chicago News

Six of 22 schools will be spared closure or shakeups, Chicago public school officials said Monday, just two days before a School Board vote on the iss...

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Michael Scott: New Board Of Education Chief Inspires 'Guarded Optimism'

Chi-Town Daily News | Peter Sachs | Posted 03.25.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Board of Education President, Cps, Michael Scott Board of Education, Rufus Williams, Michael Scott, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago School Board, Chicago News

Public schools advocacy groups and education experts are guardedly optimistic that a new president of the Chicago Board of Education will be able to s...

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Rufus Williams: Chicago Board Of Education President Resigning

Chicago Tribune | Carlos Sadovi | Posted 03.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Rufus Williams Resigning, Chicago Schools President Quits, Rufus Williams, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Board of Education, Cps, Mayor Daley, Chicago News

Rufus Williams, the president of the Chicago Board of Education, told the Tribune late tonight that he plans to tender his resignation to Mayor Richar...

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Teen Pregnancies Increase School Dropout Rate

Chicago Public Radio | Natalie Moore | Posted 03.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Teen Pregnancy, CPS Dropout Rate, Chicago Public Schools, Robeson High School, Cps, Teen Pregnancy School Dropouts, Chicago News

At Robeson High School in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, there are lots of reasons kids quit school. Pregnancy is definitely one of them. This year...

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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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Beyond School Closings

Curtis Black | Posted 03.15.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago School Funding, Chicago School Closings, Chicago Public Schools, Cynthia Soto, CPS Closings, Renaissance 2010, Cynthia Soto School Closings, School Closings, Chicago News
Curtis Black

CPS critics have long advocated a plan that would provide transparency and accountability, ranking projects by need and ensuring that resources are distributed equitably.

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CPS Needs More (Highly Qualified) Latino Teachers

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 03.13.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Hispanic Drop Out Rate, Latino Students CPS, Huberman CPS, Chicago Public Schools, Latino College Degree Completion, Latino Teachers CPS, Latino Drop Out Rate, Cps, Hispanic Students CPS, Minorities in CPS, Hispanic College Degree Completion, Hispanic Teachers CPS, Manny Flores, Lupe, Chicago News
Esther J. Cepeda

There are teachers in classrooms across Illinois who are little more than glorified babysitters but are certified to teach bilingual students.

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Arne Duncan -- Get in the Game

Dennis Danziger | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hoops, Australia, Scholar-Athlete, R Kelly, Chicago Public Schools, Secretary of Education, Nba, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Public School, Ncaa, Academic All-American, Obama Administration, Basketball, Harvard U., Capital City Public Charter School, Bill Bradley, U.S. Senate, Lebron, Afghanistan, Politics News
Dennis Danziger

Duncan has the right stuff to make huge and positive changes in the lives of our public school children. He did it in Chicago and I want him to repeat those successes across our nation.

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Choice Of Gay CPS Head Shows Need For Charter Schools: Op-Ed Claim

Gapers Block Mechanics | Richard Lorenc | Posted 03.08.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Ron Huberman Gay, Fran Eaton, Ron Huberman Sexuality, Chicago Public Schools, Ron Huberman, Charter Schools, Cps, School Choice, Chicago News

There are many excellent arguments in support of charter schools -- including nearly 17,000 in the form of students voluntarily enrolled in Chicago's ...

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The Hubris, er, Huberman Appointment

Hermene Hartman | Posted 03.08.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Ron Huberman, Mayor Daley, Barbara Eason-Watkins, Ron Huberman Cps, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago News
Hermene Hartman

This makes three white male CPS superintendents who have all been strongly supported by black women who have been professional educators.

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Grassroots Sentiment Behind Huberman Flap Deserves Shoring Up

Lorraine Forte | Posted 03.08.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Public Schools, Cps, Ron Huberman, Chicago Public Schools, Mayor Daley, Barbara Eason-Watkins, Ron Huberman Cps, Chicago School Reform, Huberman Cps Opposition, Chicago News
Lorraine Forte

Teaching kids is simply not the same as getting the trains to run on time or creating a database to improve crime-fighting.

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I Want to Get Rid of Tony

Dennis Danziger | Posted 03.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Los Angeles Unified School District, Arne Duncan Education Secretary, Arne Duncan, Chicago Public Schools, Children, Kids, Chicago, High School, Teachers, Teaching, Los Angeles, Students, Learning, Teenagers, Living News
Dennis Danziger

Every day between 12:36 and 1:31, Tony's behavior ties up a good chunk of my class. There's his late entrance. His refusal to sit in his assigned seat. His refusal to read quietly.

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Daley Stands By New CPS Chief Huberman

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 03.06.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Mayor Daley, Ron Huberman Cps, Chicago Public Schools, Ron Huberman, Cps, Chicago News

Under fire for his appointment of CTA President Ron Huberman as schools CEO, Mayor Daley said today he's not going back to the days when the Chicago P...

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New CPS Head Huberman Booed At School Forum

Chicago Tribune | Carlos Sadovi | Posted 02.28.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Ron Huberman Cps, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago School Closings, Ron Huberman, Chicago Schools, Cps, Chicago News

Newly-installed Chicago Public Schools chief Ron Huberman today was booed by a crowd of parents, teachers and community officials upset about plans to...

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Why Daley Is Wrong to Move Huberman

Mike Doyle | Posted 02.28.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Frank Kruesi, Cta, Arne Duncan, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Transit Authority, CTA President, CPS CEO, Ron Huberman, Cps, Huberman CPS, Mayor Daley, Chicago News
Mike Doyle

Chicagoans, especially those growing numbers who ride the CTA to work and to school every day, recognize how rotten this decision is.

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CTA Chief Huberman In Mix To Run CPS

Chicago Tribune | Dan Mihalopoulos and Todd Lighty | Posted 02.24.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Huberman CPS, Arne Duncan, Ron Huberman, Chicago Public Schools, Cps, New CPS Head, Chicago News

Mayor Richard Daley is considering CTA President Ron Huberman as a potential successor to Arne Duncan in running the city's public school system, sour...

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Public Hearings On CPS Desegregation To Begin

Chi-Town Daily News | Jay Field | Posted 02.21.2009 | Chicago

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

Members of the public will have their say tomorrow on how successful Chicago has been at integrating its schools. U.S. District Judge Charles P. Koc...

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Who Makes the Cut in Closing Schools?

Lorraine Forte | Posted 02.17.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Public Schools, Education, Arne Duncan, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Schools, Chicago News
Lorraine Forte

When CPS officials released the final school closings list on Friday, four that were initially slated to close or undergo the turnaround process--whic...

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CPS School Closings List

The Huffington Post | Posted 02.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago School Closings List, CPS Closings, Chicago School Closings, Chicago Public Schools, CPS Phase Out, Chicago School Turnarounds, CPS Consolidation, CPS Turnaroun, Cps, School Closings, Chicago News

Chicago Public Schools leaders released the list of schools Friday they plan to close, consolidate, gradually phase out or attempt to turn around. The...

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CPS Announcing School Closings

Chicago Public Radio | Linda Lutton | Posted 02.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Public School Closings, CPS Closings, Rufus Williams, Arne Duncan, Chicago School Closings, Chicago Public Schools, School Reform, Chicago School Consolidation, Cps, School Closings, Chicago News

Chicago Public Schools chief Arne Duncan will recommend today that some two dozen schools be closed or consolidated. Schools will be shut down for tw...

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Chicago Public Schools' $67,000 Cappuccino Tab

Chicago Sun-Times | Art Golab | Posted 02.07.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Public Schools, CPS Inspector General, CPS Cappuccino Machines, CPS Cappuccino Bill, CPS Coffee Bill, CPS Cappuccino, Cps, Chicago News

Chicago public school bureaucrats skirted competitive bidding rules to buy 30 cappuccino/espresso machines for $67,000, with most of the machines goin...

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Chicago Adds More High-Level Teachers

Chicago Public Radio | Julia McEvoy | Posted 02.06.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Arne Duncan, Chicago Public Schools, CPS Teachers, Cps, Chicago Teachers, Chicago News

A record number of nationally certified teachers are now working in Chicago Public schools. Last year, more than 320 Chicago teachers became National...

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