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AM News: Reprieve For JV Sports?

by Alexander Russo

CPS board saves non-varsity sports Southtown News: Chicago Public Schools spokeswoman Monique Bond said Monday that "no final decision" has been made to save the sports but said "the goal is to restore junior varsity and sophomore sports to normal levels."... CPS Approves Funding for Mentorship Programs in SchoolsChicagoTalks: The CBOE and a Blue Ribbon Panel Committee chose 20 of those bidders to fulfill mentorship duties in 13 high schools designated as "high-risk" by the Chicago Police Department...McCormick Foundation Invests Over $6 Million in Early Care, Education A complete list of grants can be found here... Angry mom refuses to bail out teen son accused of car theft Sun Times: When Chiampas set Hutchins' bail at $25,000, his mother told the judge "I've got [the money to bail him out], but he's staying here, locked up!" and stormed from the courtroom...Hair nets and hollandaise? Lunch ladies going gourmet as nation focuses on better school foodAP: They still wear sensible shoes, but the nation's lunch ladies are trading in their hair nets for chef toques as they undergo a gourmet makeover...10-day tax break on school gear beginning Friday Sun TImes: Local sales taxes, such as those charged by the county and city, remain in effect.

... Public Waldorf Schools Booming in Sacramento--But Are They Legal? EdWeek: Sacramento is the epicenter of the debate over whether the Waldorf system--whose educational philosophy goes back 100 years--is appropriate for a public school.