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  • Parents, community, students still fighting school closings
    • Posted By Dominique Baser on February 8, 2010
    Parents of two relatively high-performing neighborhood schools find themselves in an unusual position: They are fighting to keep their schools open....
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  • In the News: Monday, Feb. 8
    • Posted By John Myers on February 8, 2010
    CPS lunchrooms are piling up waste. (Tribune) Environmentalists inside and outside of the district say the practices in Chicago lunchrooms aren't just bad for the planet but undermine the messages children hear in class about environmental stewardship....
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  • Huberman to Chicago principals: Do performance management, school improvement will follow
    • Posted By Rebecca Harris on February 5, 2010
    In his address today to CPS principals, CEO Ron Huberman released a “School Performance Management Toolkit,” a booklet with details about how administrators should implement the process at their own schools. He also reassured them that central office will not demand that they produce specific test-score gains....
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Letters From Readers ACTNow! calls for universal after-school programs, not "vouchers" Government, libraries, parks and community organizations, together with schools and the broader community, have a role in helping to ensure all young people have access to quality after-school programs.
-Jan 29, 2010


Letter From the Editor Students pressed for time to learn -- and so are teachers Whatever the criticism of Renaissance 2010 and the turnaround strategy, one element of learning that many of the city’s new schools have gotten right is time—more time, to be precise, with longer school days and longer years. Research has shown that extra time is especially beneficial in boosting achievement for low-income children. Yet a Consortium on Chicago School Research report found that CPS students are engaged in learning for only about half of the officially scheduled time in school.
-Jan 19, 2010


Will turnarounds work?

CEO Ron Huberman just announced the latest cohort of turnaround schools. Turnarounds, though controversial, are a key component of the federal reform strategies. What is the most important support that will help turnarounds succeed? Also, many turnarounds have young, inexperienced teachers. What are the drawbacks of having novices on board and what are the advantages?

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