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Home » public schools

Tag: public schools

Posted inNews & Politics

How to get rid of a CPS principal

by Maya Dukmasova April 25, 2019August 18, 2021

The quest to fire Ogden International’s leader exposes flaws in the disciplinary mechanism.

Posted inNews & Politics

CPS sat on evidence of record falsification for months before removing Ogden principal

by Maya Dukmasova November 29, 2018August 18, 2021

Michael Beyer is suing the district for due process violations amid historic merger.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Property tax madness!

by Ben Joravsky January 4, 2018August 18, 2021

Homeowners’ rush to avoid losing money on the new Republican tax law is just the latest sign that the system for funding public education remains broken.

Posted inBlogs

Chicago hit 300 homicides over Father’s Day weekend, and other news

by Kate Shepherd June 20, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, less than a quarter of Chicago teens reportedly attend their neighborhood public high schools.

Posted inBlogs

Hundreds gather for ‘Not My President’ rally outside Trump Tower, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd February 21, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, the grandson of Alderman Carrie Austin has been charged with first-degree murder.

Posted inBlogs

Angered by homicides, activists leave coffins at Rahm Emanuel’s home

by Derrick Clifton December 22, 2016August 18, 2021

“Behind each of these deaths is a failure,” activists said.

Posted inBlogs

The possible implications of a Trump or Clinton victory for the city, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd November 8, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, when you to the polls don’t wear a “Make America Great Again” hat, a “Love Trumps Hate” shirt, or anything else that promotes or opposes a candidate—it’s against the law.

Posted inNews & Politics

Majority of CPS schools shuttered in 2013 are still vacant

by Zavi Kang Engles September 6, 2016August 18, 2021

Many north-side buildings have been repurposed, but most buildings in low-income south- and west-side communities remain empty.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Mary Pattillo’s charter school research shows south-side students don’t really have a choice

by Ben Joravsky October 21, 2015August 18, 2021

Charter school parents in the sociologist’s study still had more money and resources than their public school peers.

Roughly 13 of every 100 students at the Latin School of Chicago receive financial aid. Only a portion of those get full scholarships.
Posted inNews & Politics

Are Chicago’s elite private schools as diverse as they claim to be?

by Steve Bogira February 26, 2014August 18, 2021

The socioeconomic makeup of the city’s elite private schools is a public policy issue—or should be one.

Posted inNews & Politics

A better goal for CPS

by Steve Bogira November 13, 2013August 19, 2021

A better goal for CPS: reduce the staggering proportion of low-income students

Posted inNews & Politics

A dream unrealized for African-Americans in Chicago

by Steve Bogira August 21, 2013August 19, 2021

When Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963, most blacks here were living in poor, segregated neighborhoods. They still are.

Posted inNews & Politics

The Reader goes to charter school

by Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky February 23, 2012August 19, 2021

The Reader goes to charter school

Posted inBlogs

Poor Kids: Not a Powerful Voting Bloc

by Whet Moser February 24, 2010August 19, 2021

Illinois state budget cuts are reflective of national conservative priorities.

Posted inNews & Politics

The Case for Charter Schools and Why Waukegan Didn’t Buy It

by Emily Krone May 7, 2009August 19, 2021

Mayor Daley loves them, but charters are still a hard sell outside the city.

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