- Chicago loses out on Promise Neighborhood grants Posted By The Staff of Catalyst on September 21, 2010
- In the News: CTU to rally at Daley Plaza; poll reveals trust in schools, teachers Posted By Cassandra West on September 21, 2010
In yet another snub by the former CPS CEO Arne Duncan, none of the communities vying to create so-called Promise Neighborhoods received planning money awarded today by the United States Department of Education. At least five Chicago communities had applied for the planning grant...
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The Chicago Teachers Union will hold a "Rally for Democratic Education Rights" today from 4-6 p.m. in Daley Plaza. Union members, CPS parents, students and community allies will "demand equitable funding, stronger local school control, and an end to Mayoral control and an unelected school board," the CTU media advisory stated...
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Daley's school legacy still leaves much to do
As much as for anything else, Chicagoans will remember Daley as the mayor who was handed control of the city’s 600-plus public schools and invested his emotional and political capital in improving them. But some question whether changes made under Daley have improved the educational experience of most Chicago children.
As much as for anything else, Chicagoans will remember Daley as the mayor who was handed control of the city’s 600-plus public schools and invested his emotional and political capital in improving them. But some question whether changes made under Daley have improved the educational experience of most Chicago children.Opinions
Letter From the EditorTime to write a new chapter for Chicago Public SchoolsThe public judges schools by test scores, and despite some improvement, Chicago’s scores have yet to reach state standards—not to mention national averages, a better measure of how well schools are preparing students for life and work in the 21st Century.
Whoever wins the coming mayoral free-for-all will have to come up with a strong plan to raise achievement. Chicago is beyond the stage at which the rollout of a big program will cut it.
Guest ColumnSchool finance reform doesn't have to be costly--just fairChicago Public Schools now faces a budget crisis of unprecedented severity that has triggered layoffs of teachers and other staff, necessitated increases in classroom sizes, delayed crucial facilities maintenance, and created a sinking, Titanic-like atmosphere inside Clark Street headquarters.
Whoever wins the coming mayoral free-for-all will have to come up with a strong plan to raise achievement. Chicago is beyond the stage at which the rollout of a big program will cut it.
-Sep 13, 2010
Guest ColumnSchool finance reform doesn't have to be costly--just fairChicago Public Schools now faces a budget crisis of unprecedented severity that has triggered layoffs of teachers and other staff, necessitated increases in classroom sizes, delayed crucial facilities maintenance, and created a sinking, Titanic-like atmosphere inside Clark Street headquarters.
-Sep 13, 2010