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Cheat Sheet: Is CPS Partly to Blame for Youth Violence

Cheat Sheet: Is CPS Partly to Blame for Youth Violence

WBEZ's Linda Lutton has your quick and dirty guide to the often contentious and always interesting Chicago Board of Education meetings. Youth violence was the issue of the day. (60 views)... More...
cshepherd      comments Post a comment      tim Posted 19 weeks ago
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Picking A Good Blog Name

Many people -- Karen L., Annie S., Julie W., George, Xian, Lou P., Brian B., Rod, Kugler, Victor H. -- have commented on this site in the past using their real names.  But there's also a long tradition of made-up... Alexander Russo (89 views)... More...
District 299      comments Post a comment      tim Posted 23 weeks ago
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Does A "Residency" Year Make A Classroom Difference?

Does a residency year make enough of a difference to be worth the extra cost? Are AUSL grads any different or better than TFA grads or traditional certificate teachers? Alexander Russo (106 views)... More...
District 299      comments 1 comment      tim Posted 23 weeks ago
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A Good Time To End The Education Lottery

Sending kids (and dollars and teachers) back to neighborhood schools won't solve everything. It would likely worsen things for the few teachers and families that have won the education lottery. But Chicago shouldn't have an education system that sucks the life out of neighborhood schools and requires kids to win the lottery in order to get a quality education. Alexander Russo (95 views)... More...
District 299      comments 1 comment      tim Posted 23 weeks ago
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More Fenger Coverage -- Not Much New Info

Earlier today, Fenger showed some signs of returning to normal this morning as students quietly trickled into classes -- and police cars patrolled the block. Alexander Russo (116 views)... More...
District 299      comments 1 comment      tim Posted 23 weeks ago
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Wednesday Morning Education News

Chicago officials begin work on new admissions process CatalystRace will not be used as a factor in this year's admissions process for magnet and selective schools, meaning that parents will be applying without knowing what criteria will be used.. Bolingbrook... Alexander Russo (54 views)... More...
District 299      comments Post a comment      tim Posted 23 weeks ago
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Chicago Education's Rising Stars

Check out this profile of Akeshia Craven, a former engineer who is now one of Chicago's new chief area officers. It's either inspiring or depressing based on whether Craven is any good at her job. Alexander Russo (107 views)... More...
District 299      comments Post a comment      tim Posted 23 weeks ago
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Fixing The Comments Features On D299

Dislike for the original comments system put in on this site was pretty much universal -- apologies to all -- so after a few days of complaining from all of us the folks at ChicagoNow have changed it back to... Alexander Russo (48 views)... More...
District 299      comments Post a comment      tim Posted 23 weeks ago
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Tuesday Morning Education News

It's not all about Fenger in Chicago schools, though it's hard to see that right now:Parents, Faculty Desperate For New Addition To Edgebrook Elementary Chicago Talks Members of the Edgebrook School community have been working with Chicago Public Schools to... Alexander Russo (74 views)... More...
District 299      comments Post a comment      tim Posted 23 weeks ago
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What Really Happened At Fenger -- And Will Anything Change?

What happened that let the situation at Fenger get so out of hand that nobody could stop it -- even as the schools chief was highlighting violence prevention at the very same time?  Is anything good going to come out... Alexander Russo (69 views)... More...
District 299      comments Post a comment      tim Posted 23 weeks ago

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