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Talk about high-stakes tests!!! If you have time over the weekend,
Talk about high-stakes tests!!! If you have time over the weekend, check out this (very long) New York Times Magazine article on intensive cram school...

Surprise!!! The Republicans are going to try to rewrite No Child
Surprise!!! The Republicans are going to try to rewrite No Child Left Behind this year, according to Politico Pro. The big controversies in the 2002 l...

Federal data show that black girls also are disproportionately
Federal data show that black girls also are disproportionately subjected to harsh disciplinary tactics when compared with white girls for the same off...

Back in 2006, researchers found that just 8 of every 100 CPS high
Back in 2006, researchers found that just 8 of every 100 CPS high school freshmen would get a college degree. The numbers were worse for black and His...

Heres another reason why itd be good for CPS to release school
Heres another reason why itd be good for CPS to release school ratings that have been delayed with little explanation. The ratings help determine whet...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel has made a big deal about his plans to provide
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has made a big deal about his plans to provide preschool to all low-income 4-year-olds in the city. So why have the numbers of 4-ye...

Heads up to those of you who can sneak away during lunch time on
Heads up to those of you who can sneak away during lunch time on Thursday! Catalysts publisher, Linda Lenz, will moderate a discussion on Chicagos sch...

Should CPS be making contingency plans in case certain charter
Should CPS be making contingency plans in case certain charter schools cant financially survive? The Civic Federation has a new report out that looks ...

For months, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has been talking up plans to expand
For months, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has been talking up plans to expand preschool access. Yesterday he finally explained how he plans to pay for some addit...

Today is CPS board meeting. Two people who wont be there are
Today is CPS board meeting. Two people who wont be there are Rousemary Vega and her husband Jesus Ramos, according to a DNAinfo story. They and two ot...