Chicago Lights may be able to provide your students with free mentoring and...
Program Brings Education to Underprivileged Youth in Chicago - NBC NewsAfter I watched this news program on the 50th anniversary of the Chicago Lights program, I was intrigued! I lived in Chicago and...
View ArticleThe End of Chicago's Public Housing: NPR
http://apps.npr.org/lookatthis/posts/publichousing/ This is a pictorial of the demolition of Chicago's public housing... and an iconic photo that was used throughout the ages.
View ArticleDo you think CPS should be required to implement the PARCC common core...
The debate is on... CPS is putting some federal funding on the line with their stance that many of their schools are not equipped or prepared to take the PARCC computer based standardized test....
View ArticleChicago Superintendent's action against PARCC Common Core test making...
Illinois is one of the last 10 states clinging to the Common Core standards and the subsequent PARCC standardized computer-based examination system. And Chicago Public Schools, the third largest...
View ArticleShould drop-outs receiving alternative education earn a diploma from their...
In Chicago, the drop-out rates were appalling. So law-makers got involved. In the last two years $70 million was spent on developing alternative high schools that enable students to earn credit for...
View ArticleProvide parents with a list of free Chicago educational activities for their...
Finding educational things to do in Chicago (for free) is actually very easy! Perhaps you can provide your parents with a list of activities to make their jobs easier. I've posted before about the...
View ArticleWhat should the city do with the vacant school buildings?
With the closure of almost 50 schools in the city, the vacant buildings have been left as marks for vandalism, nature, and financial money pits. The theft of school property and vandalism of the...
View ArticleRelocating
I am currently a teacher in Virginia, and I have a Special Education LD and Middle School Science endorsement. My family is looking to relocate to Ohio and I am wondering what are things like up there...
View ArticleCharter Schools Renting Space when Public School Buildings are left vacant
Previously, I wrote a blog about the number of vacant public school buildings in CPS and suggested ways to make proper use of the space: What should the city do with the vacant school buildings?Here is...
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Phoenix Pact - an $18 million initiative for Chicago's minority youth to...
There was a short blurb in the Catalyst today: http://catalyst-chicago.org/2015/06/take-5-phoenix-pact-for-college-urban-prep-union-vote-dirty-schools/ and a longer article can be found here: Arne...
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