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Charter School Debate Heats Up in South Chicago

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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The Chicago Public School Board will be voting whether to approve a new batch of charter schools at its next board meeting. One of those schools is set to open in an existing elementary school in the far Southeast side, in an area known as South Chicago, near the Indiana boarder. Some in the community believe the new charter school would do a better job of teaching area children. Others fear it’s the first step in pushing neighborhood kids out.

School Gives Special Ed Kids A Different Test, and Scores Soar

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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It’s not easy to figure out how well schools are educating special education students. Even test scores can be misleading. That’s because special education kids can be moved in and out of different categories, and sometimes take different tests. Last month, we brought you a story from Lincoln Elementary in Calumet City. We said Lincoln had beat the odds and improved scores for its special needs kids. WBEZ has found out a little more about just how the school did that.

Ticket Prices Up at Museum of Science and Industry

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Teaching Assistants Resolve Strike at University of Illinois

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Youth Town Hall Calls for More Jobs

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Citing a recent rise in street violence, students at a South Side rally Sunday called on state and federal leaders to expand job and internship programs in an effort to redirect at-risk youth.

Chicago Board of Ed President's Death Ruled Suicide

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The cook county medical examiner's office says Scott died of a gun shot wound to the head. But police say they are still investigating the death. The body of the president of the Chicago Board of Education was found in the Chicago River early this morning.

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Chicagoans React to Michael Scott's Death

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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Details continue to emerge about the death of Michael Scott, the president of Chicago’s Board of Education. Scott’s body was pulled from the Chicago River early this morning. The Cook County Medical Examiner has ruled Scott’s death a suicide, but police say they are still investigating. As the city begins to grapple with Scott’s sudden death, we take a look at the life of one of the city’s biggest civic boosters.

DNR Plans to Poison Chicago Canal

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Advocates Want Federal Funds to Get Dropouts Back in School

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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A new system of alternative schools could help re-enroll thousands of high school dropouts every year. But the state’s budget crisis threatens the plan.

Chicago Public Schools Changes Admissions Policies

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Chicago Public Schools today is unveiling new criteria for admissions to the city’s magnet and selective enrollment schools. Socioieconomic factors will replace race as a criteria for admissions to the coveted schools.