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In the News: CPS embraces online learning; charters recast New Orleans educationTribune reporter Azam Ahmed takes a look at online learning programs in Chicago Public Schools, which supporters say are inexpensive, flexible and have the potential to revolutionize education. Critics call online learning untested. CPS now offers a battery of online programs, ranging from math and reading enrichment, to a virtual charter school with students learning almost entirely from home. Two years ago, online courses were offered in only a handful of CPS high schools. This year, all high schools will have them.

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In the News: City Colleges open admissions; Chicago State's high dropout rateSun-Times columnist Mary Mitchell decries the end of open admissions at Chicago's City Colleges, saying "would mean that many of these students could end up being denied access to higher education. If that is our intent, then things are going to get a lot worse before they get better."

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