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Quality Vs. Quantity: It’s Not Just About the Minutes for Chicago Public SchoolsIt's a hot issue in the windy city - how to improve test scores. A proposal taking shape for next year to extend the school day is creating a storm of questions from students, parents and educators.
Jean-Claude Brizard New CEO of Chicago Public SchoolsJean-Claude Brizard is already raising eyebrows as his controversial approach to reform includes hot-button issues such as merit-pay, longer school days, and a reduction in teacher bargaining rights.- Emanuel Announces New Chicago Public Schools CEO to Bring Education ReformRahm Emanuel has announced that Jean-Claude Brizard will replace Terry Mazany as the Chicago Public Schools CEO, but Brizard has a history of problems with the Rochester, NY teachers union, where he was superintendent.
- Chicago Mayoral Candidates Focus on Improving the Chicago Public Schools SystemAs Chicago's mayoral race heats up, candidates are focusing on the city's mediocre school system. Miguel del Valle, Carol Moseley Braun and Rahm Emanuel, among others, have all expressed commitment to improving the system without breaking the bank.
- Chicago Public School Classroom Size to Swell to 37 (from 30) If Cuts Proposed MaterializeEnrique's "Community Update" online newsletter lets Chicago South Loop residents in on the carnage that school budget cuts will entail.
- Chicago Public Schools Rejects Proposal for Gay-Friendly SchoolCPS rejects proposal for gay friendly school.
Chicago Schools Still Failing After Thirty YearsChicago's history of passing students from grade to grade and graduating them without having obtained basic reading and math skills is notorious. It saddens me that this is still happening thirty years after I was a student.- Chicago Public Schools Budget Slashed by $75 MillionMayor Rahm Emanuel and CPS CEO Jean-Claude Brizard announced cuts at the Central Office as a way to help close the district's budget gap.
Chicago Public School Bans Homemade LunchesLittle by little, bit by bit... it's all for our own good, after all.
Chicago Public School Bans Kids Bringing Lunch from HomeAnd lefties swear it's conservatives who want to dictate every aspect of one's private life? What a load of crap!- 14 Chicago Public Schools to Merge in New Education Reform PlanInterim Schools CEO Terry Mazany announced plans for 14 Chicago schools to merge in order to boost the quality of education for hundreds of students.
- Grace and Mercy Brought Us ThroughPrologue: Phyllis Robinson is a local Chicago Author who has established herself as a prominent writer of entertaining books. Her latest book is an interesting work of historical/creative non-fiction.
- Chicago Public School Teachers: 1 in 5 Reported Changing Student Grades in Latest SurveyA Chicago Teachers' Union survey revealed that teachers were not only pressured to change student grades but that their grades were also tampered with once they were entered into the school system.
- The World Around Us Through a RaceThis story is about a race taking place in a Chicago Park area.
- Chicago Public Schools Human Resources Department Drops the BallChicago Public Schools Human Resources drops the ball on a new teacher, promises to get temporary work visa...
