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CHA will start requiring all public housing residents to get a job come January. They'll get more hlep finding day care for their children as they head off to work.
over 4 years ago | Megan Cottrell
Journalism students at three colleges in Chicago this week are celebrating their successful live coverage of this historic Election Day. The show aired on PBS and viewers reacted positively, the students say.
over 4 years ago | Peter Sachs
Parents and education activists say Chicago Public Schools broke state law by switching from elected local school councils to appointed ones at Orr High School campus, Carver Military Academy and some other city schools.
over 4 years ago | Paul D. Bowker
City Colleges of Chicago trustees OK'd a property tax increase today and discussed the merits of merits of the system's marking campaign, budgeted $5.6 million this academic year.
over 4 years ago | Peter Sachs
Chicagoans are jockeying for position as Barack Obama assembles his White House team. CPS chief Arne Duncan has been mentioned as a potential Secretary of Education.
over 4 years ago | Paul D. Bowker
Chicago property taxes would increase slightly to meet rising enrollment and costs under a proposal released by college trustees. The public can comment at a meeting Thursday morning.
over 4 years ago | Peter Sachs
The newly formed Illinois Council of Students strives to transcend school district boundaries and funding disparities that separate them. CPS spends $10,000 per student, compared to $17,000 at suburban school districts.
over 4 years ago | Natasha Wasinski
Some felt forced into getting the debit cards, say student leaders. And the high fees attached to the cards weren’t made clear to everyone.
over 4 years ago | Peter Sachs
At two schools where the Chicago Board of Education has replaced staffs and outsourced management, students fared better on standardized tests. Academic performance at the schools is closely watched because CPS plans similar changes at other schools.
over 4 years ago | Paul D. Bowker
The new program involves 50 schools and will increase the number of preschool children in Chicago Public Schools to 33,000. The additional openings are for half-day slots, and are open to children of Chicago residents.
over 4 years ago | Paul D. Bowker
Two years after removing the entire staff at Sherman School, CPS officials say it is a beacon of promise for turnaround projects. But its students still lag on test scores.
over 4 years ago | Paul D. Bowker
Some at the University of Chicago are calling for the renaming of the The Milton Friedman Institute. They say he ushered in a second Gilded Age of greed and excess now unraveling the economy.
over 4 years ago | Peter Sachs
Many of the new schools will give a preference to students living in the community where the school is located. After those spots are filled, attendance will be managed with a citywide lottery.
over 4 years ago | Paul D. Bowker
Seven of the employees, who include teachers and clerks have resigned or been fired, the school district says. Disciplinary action is pending against two payroll clerks accused of processing bogus checks.
over 4 years ago | Paul D. Bowker
The schools that will be reviewed by the board were picked from 88 proposals submitted under Mayor Richard M. Daley‘s Renaissance 2010 project, which calls for opening 100 new schools by 2010.
over 4 years ago | Paul D. Bowker
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