Nonprofit at the head of the class with 'political establishment'
Group touted by Emanuel trains teachers for the toughest turnaround schools, but critics ask, 'What about the rest?'
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 CPS leader Jean-Claude Brizard meets Friday with Academy for Urban School Leadership principals and teachers to discuss the group's approach to transforming poor-performing schools in high poverty communities. (Antonio Perez, Chicago Tribune / July 9, 2011) |
New Chicago schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard took his listening tour Friday to a network of turnaround schools whose teacher-training program has been praised by MayorRahm Emanuel.
The 19 turnaround schools — failing schools targeted for overhaul by CPS — are run by the nonprofit Academy for Urban School Leadership, which will train 90 teachers in its academies this year.
The new CPS administration backs the organization but critics are concerned that
