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Absence database: How Often Are Teachers Absent at Your CPS School -- and When?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:17:55 -0600

Find out how often teachers are absent from your child's school and compare with other CPS schools.

myfoxchicago.com

Kids Arrested for Food Fight

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:10:24 -0600

More than two dozen students, ages 11-15, were arrested after a cafeteria food fight in Calumet.

nbcchicago.com

Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan Will Be Named Education Secretary

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:02:43 -0600

Barack Obama's basketball buddy, Princeton alumnus and current head of Chicago Public Schools Arne Duncan will be named Education Secretary according to CBS 2.

cbs2chicago.com

Mayor Daley against Pride Campus

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 06:35:22 -0500

Mayor Daley today expressed misgivings about a proposal before the Chicago Board of Education that would establish the city's first high school for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students and

Daily Daley

chicagojournal.com

School gets 30 days to return $1M grant after more or less screwing everything up

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:55:36 -0500

The school's director had a felony conviction, didn't open classes as promised, didn't obtain necessary city permits, and didn't disclose a Human Rights Commission sexual harassment judgment against i

suntimes.com

CPS to offer cash for good grades

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:04:55 -0500

The Paper Project program will debut in 20 schools this year. Critics of the program call it bribery, but CEO Arne Duncan backs the plan.

abclocal.go.com