Wednesday, February 2, 2011
AM News: Will CPS Re-Open Tomorrow? - District 299: Chicago Public Schools Blog
AM News: Will CPS Re-Open Tomorrow? - District 299: Chicago Public Schools Blog
Daley doesn't sound like retiring mayor AP: Daley called on the federal government to pony up more money to modernize school buildings, teach math and science, and expand global language... CPS budget picture is brightening just a bit Catalyst: A Catalyst analysis of employee rosters shows that central office is about 23 percent smaller from July 2009 through November 2010. Meanwhile, about 1,652 school personal were laid off or about 5 percent of all school staff... The fate of the "culture of calm" program Catalyst: In the end, only about half of the 250 targeted youth signed up... South Suburban school district to repay lost funds: A south suburban school district accused of misspending or not being able to account for $2.2 million in state and federal grant money while the district floundered financially has agreed to repay about half of the money... Students need more paths to career success AP: The current U.S. education system is failing to prepare millions of young adults for successful careers by providing a one-size-fits-all approach.