Video: Gates-Funded "Get Schooled" In Chicago - District 299: Chicago Public Schools Blog

Video: Gates-Funded "Get Schooled" In Chicago - District 299: Chicago Public Schools Blog

Video: Gates-Funded "Get Schooled" In Chicago

by Alexander Russo

Blonde-wigged rapper Niki Minaj showed up at Collins High School last week as part of a program to encourage kids to come to school and graduate. Via Gapers Block and Huffington Post. The initiative is funded by Get Schooled, one of a long list of Gates Foundation-funded advocacy groups whose work is chronicled in this New

AM News: Brizard To Be Appointed Wednesday

by Alexander Russo

Former schools chief calls system 'broken' Tribune: In his first public address since leaving CPS, former schools chief Ron Huberman said he's excited about the new leadership coming in. "I can certainly think of no one better and more ... 5th Graders Report to Robin RobinsonFox: Robin Robinson accepted an invitation to get just a small taste of the most important job in the world... What if fixing teachers is the easy part? Sun-Times: Mayor Rahm Emanuel was clear when he took office last week: one of his major goals is to improve the Chicago Public Schools, and a big way he plans to try to do that is by improving ... Jean-Claude Brizard to be appointed Wednesday as Schools CEO Sun Times: Mayor Rahm Emanuel's choice for Schools CEO is expected to be appointed by existing school board members during their