The quest to fire Ogden International’s leader exposes flaws in the disciplinary mechanism.
Tag: public schools
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CPS sat on evidence of record falsification for months before removing Ogden principal
Michael Beyer is suing the district for due process violations amid historic merger.
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Property tax madness!
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.
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Chicago hit 300 homicides over Father’s Day weekend, and other news
Also, less than a quarter of Chicago teens reportedly attend their neighborhood public high schools.
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Hundreds gather for ‘Not My President’ rally outside Trump Tower, and other Chicago news
Also, the grandson of Alderman Carrie Austin has been charged with first-degree murder.
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Angered by homicides, activists leave coffins at Rahm Emanuel’s home
“Behind each of these deaths is a failure,” activists said.
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The possible implications of a Trump or Clinton victory for the city, and other Chicago news
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.
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Majority of CPS schools shuttered in 2013 are still vacant
Many north-side buildings have been repurposed, but most buildings in low-income south- and west-side communities remain empty.
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Mary Pattillo’s charter school research shows south-side students don’t really have a choice
Charter school parents in the sociologist’s study still had more money and resources than their public school peers.
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Are Chicago’s elite private schools as diverse as they claim to be?
The socioeconomic makeup of the city’s elite private schools is a public policy issue—or should be one.
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A better goal for CPS
A better goal for CPS: reduce the staggering proportion of low-income students
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A dream unrealized for African-Americans in Chicago
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.
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Poor Kids: Not a Powerful Voting Bloc
Illinois state budget cuts are reflective of national conservative priorities.
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The Case for Charter Schools and Why Waukegan Didn’t Buy It
Mayor Daley loves them, but charters are still a hard sell outside the city.