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Dear AG Holder, We Want Your Children to Fail

Dennis Danziger | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics

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Dennis Danziger

Dear Attorney General Holder, Here's what I know from having taught in big city public high schools for the past 15 years: We want your children to fail. That's the truth.

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CPS Changing Magnet Schools Admissions Policy

Chicago Public Radio | Linda Lutton | Posted 12.20.2008 | Chicago

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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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Tinkering Around the Edges Not Enough For Failing Schools

Lorraine Forte | Posted 10.05.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Education, Chicago School Funding, Illinois School Funding, James Meeks, Chicago Schools Funding, Whitney Young, Meeks Boycott, Chicago Public Schools, CPS Boycott, Illinois Schools, Magnet Schools, School Funding Solutions, Charter Schools, School Funding Answers, Oak Park-River Forest High School, Cps, Chicago News
Lorraine Forte

While media eyes have been focused on Meeks' school boycott, another plan from the legislator/mega-church pastor has gotten little publicity: His proposal to allow kids to enroll in any school in the state, without paying tuition.

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