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Happy Pi(e) Day

The Huffington Post | Erin Ruberry | Posted 03.14.2013 | DC
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Happy Pi Day! Today mathletes and numbers crunchers around the world celebrate Pi Day but for food lovers, today's also a great chance to celebrat...

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As Kids Prepare for Tests, Parents Prepare to Leave

Jacqueline Edelberg | Posted 05.01.2013 | Chicago
Read More: Chicago School System, Public Schools, Open City, Education Reform, Selective Enrollment High Schools, Chicago Public Schools, Magnet Schools, Chicago Schools, Chicago News
Jacqueline Edelberg

Here we all are, waiting on pins and needles for the CPS computer to spit out a letter informing us if our kids made it into one of Chicago's selective enrollment high schools -- about as likely as the Cubs winning the World Series.

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Hacking Chicago

Derek Eder | Posted 01.12.2013 | Chicago
Read More: School Locators, Chicago Public School Tiers, Open City, Chicago School Locator, Google Maps, Chicago Public Schools, Fusion Tables, Open Source Software, Chicago News
Derek Eder

On August 17, 2012, Chicago Public Schools launched a new version of their School Locator. Unlike the map that came before it, this one is intuitive, easy to use, and took half the time to build. How was CPS able to accomplish this?

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