At an Englewood elementary school, teachers and staff describe working conditions that hurt kids most.
Tag: neighborhood schools
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the name-dropper
Barack Obama College Prep becomes a school to be named later.
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Rahm’s alderman explains why Chicagoans will now have to pay more taxes to get less
Ameya Pawar, alderman of the 47th Ward, says the city’s pension obligations and budget problems are forcing “really tough choices.”
Posted inNews & Politics
The trials of a neighborhood high school
Wells Community Academy in West Town has many problems—and some rare successes. Can it survive?
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Mayor Emanuel sends the marines into Ames Middle School
Politicians plan to convert another neighborhood school into a military academy.
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Rahm says the schools are out of money—but not for Lincoln Park
Rahm says the schools are out of money—but not for Lincoln Park.
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Three families tell us why they ditched CPS
When push comes to shove, the city’s middle-class parents often shove off for the suburbs.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Who got in to the UNO school built with clout?
After a new charter school opened in his ward, an alderman wants to know which kids have benefited.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
How I spent my summer break: Firing teachers
A Chicago principal explains how she spent her summer break: Firing teachers.
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Waiting for the day of judgment from Mayor Emanuel
Mayor Emanuel’s threat to close a quarter of Chicago’s public grammar schools has the city in a tizzy.
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The Chicago manual of school closings
A close look at how Chicago officials shutter public schools
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Keeping up with the Jones high school plans
How Mayor Emanuel could turn Jones high into a neighborhood school