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Posts tagged "Chicago Public Schools"

Do upper-middle-class white people just have higher IQs? A Washington Post columnist seems to think so

Is it 1912, or 2012? You’d be forgiven for being confused after reading an op-ed in this week’s Washington Post by political scientist Charles Murray who writes that if there’s an education gap in our society in which whites are out-performing other groups, it’s because students flagging behind are just not smart enough. “(C)hildren’s IQ... Read more »
By YanaKunichoff,
February 16, 2012 at 11:30 am
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Another fly in the school lunch program: abuse

Another fly in the school lunch program: abuse
There is such a thing as a free lunch in Chicago Public Schools. Too many of them, in fact, reports the Chicago Tribune. A new report by CPS’ inspector general James Sullivan shows the free school lunch program is rife with abuse, with parents routinely encouraged to submit fraudulent applications. Thousands of children who don’t... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
January 18, 2012 at 2:16 pm
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More calls for using TIF dollars to shore up deficit-riddled budgets

More calls for using TIF dollars to shore up deficit-riddled budgets
It’s budget season in Chicago, and the numbers aren’t pretty: The operating deficits for Chicago Public Schools and the city’s next spending plans are $712 million and $636 million, respectively. School administrators are trying to close their gap “by collecting $150 million more in property taxes, making programmatic and administrative cuts, laying off supplemental teachers... Read more »
By Micah Maidenberg,
August 18, 2011 at 4:37 pm
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News Roundup: Recession ended last year, economic panel says

The recession that began in December 2007 ended in June 2009, according to a statement released by The National Bureau of Economic Research. While some would read that with skepticism, the bureau says that the end of the recession was when the economy was at its lowest. The data shows that the economy has, slowly... Read more »
By CRIntern,
September 21, 2010 at 11:41 am
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News Roundup: New study shows gap in credit scores between black and white communities

The growing use of credit scores as a screening method for rental apartments, home loans and utilities could create a significant difference in economic opportunity for people with low credit scores due to both the lack of credit history and poor repayment history. This could negatively impact African Americans based on a new study from... Read more »
By CRIntern,
September 14, 2010 at 11:50 am
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Another wave of layoffs and budget cuts hits CPS

Amidst budget woes and a soon-to-be-drained reserve fund, the Chicago Public Schools will lay off about 1,200 city school workers, and principals will begin pay freezes and six furlough days. That still leaves a $370 million deficit in the CPS budget, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Schools chief Ron Huberman said the state still owes... Read more »
By CRIntern,
August 9, 2010 at 4:17 pm
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Do you feed your kids chicken with bones and salmonella?

Photo by flickr/PinkMoose  Then why are we doing that here in Chicago? According to a recent investigation by USA Today, the chicken purchased by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the nation’s school lunch program is more likely to be contaminated with bacteria, such as salmonella, based upon the chickens’ living conditions. In Chicago, most... Read more »
By KimbriellKelly,
January 5, 2010 at 1:45 pm
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