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Economic Tier Scheme for CPS Selective Enrollment Schools: Go Back to the Drawing Board

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 11.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Public Schools Selective Enrollment Schools, Chicago Schools Admissions, Chicago Public Schools, CPS Segregation Consent Decree, CPS Magnet Schools, CPS Selective Enrollment Schools, Ron Huberman, Lane Technical High School, Cps, Economic Tiers, Ethnicity, Family Income, School Admission, School Reform, Education Reform, Race, Chicago News
Esther J. Cepeda

I cannot imagine the Dickensian horror city parents today go through to get their kids into decent schools. Now Chief Mathemagician Ron Huberman plans to select enrollment to these schools based on family income.

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Middle-Income Family Spends $221,000 To Raise Baby: Report

AP | BETSY TAYLOR | Posted 09.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Us Ecoonomic Recession, Usda, USDA Report, Economic Recession, Family Income, Raising a Baby, Child Rearing, Expenditures on Children by Families, Middle-Income Families, Recession, Business News

ST. LOUIS — It's no secret that raising children can be expensive, but how about nearly a quarter of a million dollars expensive? A government ...

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Recession Spending: Furloughs, Shrinking Incomes

nytimes.com | MICHAEL LUO | Posted 06.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Recession Impact, Income Inequality, Family Income, Financial Crisis, Working Families, Families, Work Furloughs, Recession, Business News

LINCOLN, Calif. -- The Ferrells have cut back on dance lessons for their twin daughters. Vaccinations for the family's two cats and two dogs are out. ...

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