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CPS plans 60 more charters in 5 years
Chicago Public Schools plans to create 60 more charter schools over five years, which would increase the share of privately run charters to about a quarter of all schools in the district. The plan for charter growth, part of a larger proposal for 100 new...
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Chicago Public Schools to add 60 new charter schools over the next 5 years
WGN NewsThe plan for Chicago Public Schools to add sixty more charter schools over the next five years is already drawing criticism from the teachers' union. CPS revealed the plan in an application for $20 million in grant money from the Bill and Melinda Gates...Tags: Public Schools, Chicago, Schools, Charter Schools, Chicago Public Schools
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Woodland D-50 urging other districts to back state-funded charters
TribLocal - Gurnee » NewsWoodland District 50 wants the Illinois legislature to change the process for funding state-approved charter schools, officials said. The school board on April 24 voted …... -
Charter school proposal gets the thumbs down from Joliet school board
TribLocal - Plainfield » NewsPlans to open a charter school to serve Joliet's middle and high school students has gotten a thumbs down by Joliet Elementary School District 86 …... -
Charter school for middle, high school students proposed
TribLocal - Joliet » NewsJoliet elementary school officials are reviewing a proposal for a charter school that would serve students from sixth grade through high school. The proposed charter …... -
Chicago school draws scrutiny over student fines
CHICAGO (AP) — A sense of order and decorum prevails at Noble Street College Prep as students move quickly through a hallway adorned with banners from dozens of colleges. Everyone wears a school polo shirt neatly tucked into khaki trousers. There'...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Graduation, Rutgers University, Rahm Emanuel, Colleges and Universities
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Report finds charters struggling like other CPS schools
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and other city leaders have long heralded charter schools' innovative approach to education, but new research suggests many charters in Chicago are performing no better than traditional neighborhood schools and some are actually doing...Tags: Chicago, Teachers, Entertainment, Rahm Emanuel, Concerts
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Teachers accused of cheating still working in schools
Educators forced out or disciplined by local districts over cheating and other state testing violations continued working in schools or administering state exams as their cases languished in Springfield without investigation, the Tribune has learned....Tags: Values, Teachers, Religion and Belief, Park Forest, Students
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Nonprofit group hires Glen Ellyn man as CEO
TribLocal - Glen Ellyn » NewsA group that helps homeless people in DuPage County has announced that a Glen Ellyn man will become the agency’s chief executive officer. Bridge Communities …... -
Chinese under consideration as new language offering in Wilmette
TribLocal - Wilmette & Kenilworth » NewsCiting China’s increased importance as a world super power, Wilmette educators are considering offering Mandarin Chinese to fifth grade students next fall. The language was …... -
Over 200 state laws to take effect Jan. 1
On January 1, 2012, more than 200 new laws, covering everything from local library boards to murder, will go into effect.
Chicago Tribune political reporter Rick Pearson says some that might impact you the most include:
- Toll hike
- Electronics...Tags: Population, Behavioral Conditions, Regional Authority, Electronics, Synthetic Marijuana
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CPS wants to close 2 grade schools, phase out 2 high schools
Tribune ReporterChicago Public Schools is seeking to close two under-performing elementary schools and begin to phase out two struggling high schools next school year, part of a large-scale re-structuring of CPS under Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s leadership team. CPS...Tags: Conservation, Lawndale (Chicago, Illinois), Rahm Emanuel, School Examinations, Students
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