The Struggle To Save [Fix?] Smyth Elementary - District 299: Chicago Public Schools Blog

The Struggle To Save [Fix?] Smyth Elementary - District 299: Chicago Public Schools Blog

The Struggle To Save [Fix?] Smyth Elementary

by Alexander Russo

It's a story we've heard a thousand times -- a low performing neighborhood school pressured as new families move in and want more options for their kids. Last year it was Pulaski. The year before it was... I forget. The Chicago Journal has the latest version of the story, involving Smyth Elementary

Secret Hiring Process & Payroll Cost Question

by Alexander Russo

How do top schools fill openings without listing job availabilities and getting swamped with candidates?  I'm not sure.  But it seems to happen all the time, based on comments and emails like this one from a reader:  "I interviewed yesterday for an English opening at Payton (didn't get it) and also was tipped off about an opening at Lincoln Park HS (which the department chair said they just filled). Neither of these jobs was posted on the district website, yet others are. I was under the impression that schools have to post the openings."  Also, while