Daley touts summer youth programs ABC7Chicago.com
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley spoke to schools chief executive officer Ron Huberman before making the announcement Tuesday in Jackson Park.
Study finds inordinate staff instability in Minneapolis schools Minneapolis Star Tribune
The district saw more than four times more instability -- as defined by potential layoff notices -- during the 2007-08 school year than New York and 16 times more than Chicago, the study said.
For Chicago school coaches, character counts Medill Reports, IL
The murder of three dozen Chicago Public School
students so far this academic year has the district seeking ways to
better produce healthy and productive citizens. One area of focus
already being looked at: coaching.
Community group: Stop the violence ABC7Chicago.com, USA
A month from now most Chicago Public Schools
let students out for summer vacation. Teenagers will have time and some
fear unproductive time could puts them at risk of violence. "Youth
violence is at a pandemic level with almost no response from our ...
A Plan for Parents to Shut Down Schools U.S. News & World Report, DC
As CEO of Chicago Public Schools,
Duncan followed a similar strategy.
More black lawmakers open to school vouchers USA Today
First proposed in 1955 by University of Chicago economist Milton Friedman , private-school vouchers have had a decidedly rocky history and have never fully taken root in US public schools.
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