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Touted Chicago School Reform A Failure: Report

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 07.31.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Still Left Behind Report, Arne Duncan, Civic Committee of the Commercial Club, Renaissance 2010, Chicago Schools, Mayor Daley, Chicago School Reform, School Reform, Cps, Ron Huberman, Chicago News

Chicago Public School reform largely has failed, with the vast bulk of students either dropping out or unprepared for college and apparent gains at th...

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Teacher Turnover A 'Disturbing' Constant In Chicago Schools: Study

AP | Posted 07.30.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cps Teacher Turnover, Cps, Elaine Allensworth, Chicago Public Schools, Ron Huberman, CPS Teachers, Cps Teacher Study, Chicago News

CHICAGO (AP) -- A study shows that about 100 Chicago public schools experience high turnover among teachers - losing more than a quarter of their staf...

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Almost One In Four Black Male CPS Students Suspended Last Year

Catalyst Chicago | Sarah Karp | Posted 07.25.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cps Suspensions, Cps Black Students, Cps, Race and Education, Black Student Performance, Chicago News

In Chicago's public schools, African-American males are suspended and expelled at a higher rate than any other student group. Yet educators are workin...

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Federal Complaint: Chicago School Reform Hiring Discriminatory

Chi-Town Daily News | PETER SACHS | Posted 07.13.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cps, Core Cps Complaint, Renaissance 2010, Cps Hiring, Chicago News

The Chicago Public Schools' controversial turnaround program unfairly targets African-American teachers, who are laid off at a greater rate than non-m...

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CPS To Cut Up To 1,000 Jobs Under Budget Pressure

Chi-Town Daily News | ADRIAN G. URIBARRI | Posted 07.11.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cps, Cps Layoffs, Ron Huberman, Cps Job Cuts, Chicago News

In January, Mayor Richard M. Daley moved Chicago Transit Authority President Ron Huberman to the top post at Chicago Public Schools. By handing the di...

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More Charter Schools Allowed Under New Law

Chi-Town Daily News | ADRIAN G. URIBARRI | Posted 07.04.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Charter Schools, Chicago Charter Schools, Cps, Charter Schools, Chicago News

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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Kilmer Elementary In Rogers Park Reopening After Swine Flu Case

AP | Posted 06.05.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Swine Flu Illinois, Swine Flu, Swine Flu Chicago, Swine Flu Chicago Schools, Cps, H1n1, Kilmer Elementary School, Chicago News

CHICAGO (AP) -- The first Illinois school to close because of swine flu is getting ready to reopen. Chicago Public Schools spokeswoman Monique Bond s...

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Michelle Obama's Cousin Named CPS Security Chief

AP | Posted 06.01.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Michael Shields, Cps, Michael Shields Cps, Michelle Obama, Ron Huberman, Cps Security, Chicago News

CHICAGO (AP) -- First lady Michelle Obama's cousin has been named director of security for Chicago Public Schools. CPS chief executive Ron Huberman s...

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Swine Flu: 9 Probable Cases In Illinois, Chicago School Closed (VIDEO)

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON | Posted 05.30.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Swine Flu, Health, Cps Swine Flu, Kilmer Swine Flu, Swine Flu Illinois, Cps, Swine Flu Chicago, Ron Huberman, Rogers Park Swine Flu, Kilmer Elementary School, Chicago-Illinois, Damon Arnold, Illinois Swine Flu Cases, H1N1 Influenza, Chicago News

CHICAGO (AP) -- The swine flu outbreak reached into Illinois on Wednesday with the state reporting its first probable cases, shutting down at last thr...

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Hundreds Of Chicago Schools Going Year-Round

Chicago Sun-Times | KARA SPAK AND MAUDLYNE IHEJIRIKA | Posted 05.24.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cps, Ron Huberman, Chicago Public Schools, Cps Year Round, Chicago News

The Chicago Board of Education voted Wednesday to put more than a quarter of public elementary schools on a year-round schedule. That adds up to 132 o...

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School Funding Discrimination Lawsuit Advances

Catalyst Chicago | John Myers | Posted 05.18.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago School Funding, Illinois Education, Illinois School Funding, School Funding Lawsuit, Cps, Chicago Urban League, Chicago News

Education advocates are savoring their first victory in a legal case challenging Illinois' school funding system and say the win comes at a critical j...

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Schools Face Huge Budget Problems Despite $1 Billion Stimulus Boost

AP | JOHN O'CONNOR | Posted 05.06.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Income Tax Changes, Illinois Budget Deficit, Pat Quinn, Illinois Education Funding, Illinois Tax Swap, Cps, Illinois Budget, Illinois Stimulus Education, Chicago School Funding, Illinois Stimulus Funds, Chicago News

With the federal government handing Illinois public schools more than $1 billion extra this year, you might think it's a good year for schools. But y...

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Bill Changing Public School Closing Process Passes House

Chicago Public Radio | Linda Lutton | Posted 05.04.2009 | Chicago

Read More: CPS Closings, Cps, Susana Mendoza, Chicago School Closings Bill, Chicago School Closings, Chicago News

Chicago Public Schools could be forced to change its process for closing or consolidating schools under a bill passed Friday in the Illinois House. ...

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CPS Cutting Amount Of Neighborhood Schools

Chicago Public Radio | Natalie Moore | Posted 04.24.2009 | Chicago

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

Throughout the city, many Chicago Public Schools are getting education makeovers. Failing or under-enrolled schools are being closed and new ones open...

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Almost 13,000 Students Applied For 3,000 Elite Public School Openings

Chicago Sun-Times | ROSALIND ROSSI AND ART GOLAB | Posted 04.18.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago College Preps, Cps, CPS Magnet Schools, Chicago Magnet Schools, Chicago Elite Eight College Preps, Chicago News

The number of kids seeking entry to Chicago's Elite Eight college preps reached a five-year high this year, prompting a wave of rejected students to s...

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28th Chicago Public School Student Killed This Year: Gregory Robinson, 14, Died Shielding Kids From Bullets

Chicago Sun-Times | MIKE THOMAS AND MONIFA THOMAS | Posted 04.15.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cps, Gregory Robinson, Chicago School Violence, Gregory Robinson Cps, CPS Students Killed, Chicago News

A 14-year-old Hazel Crest boy shot Friday night in the Morgan Park neighborhood became the 28th Chicago Public Schools student killed this school year...

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Cash-Strapped Chicago Schools Give Six-Figure Deal To Wife Of Ex-Board Chief

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 04.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Gery Chico, Cps, SPC Consulting LLC, Chicago Public Schools, Sunny Chico, Cps Consulting Contracts, CPS Budget, Chicago News

At a time when Chicago Public Schools are pleading extreme poverty, CPS has found the money to give a six-figure consulting deal to the wife of the fo...

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27 Chicago Public School Students Killed This Year, Already Tops Last Year's Total

Associated Press | Posted 04.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cps Student Deaths, Chicago School Deaths, Chicago Public Schools, Cps, CPS Violence, Ron Huberman, CPS Students Killed, Chicago News

UPDATE Chicago Public Schools officials updated their tally of students killed by violence during the 2008-2009 school year to 27 students, the Tribu...

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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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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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Chicago School Closings Moratorium Bill Advances

Gapers Block Mechanics | Ramsin Canon | Posted 03.22.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Cynthia Soto, CPS Closings, Chicago School Closings Bill, Cynthia Soto School Closings, Cps, Chicago School Closings Moratorium, Chicago News

Soto School Closure Moratorium Bill Passes Committee [...] The vote was 20-0. Rep. Sara Feigenholtz, candidate for Rahm Emanuel's House seat, is a Ch...

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