Get Creative with Private School Vouchers

Education News - Julia Steiny "Vouchers offer public money to [...]

September 29th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Charter School, Chicago, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, News, Parenting, Private School, School Voucher, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Vouchers|Tags: Education, schools|

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Chicago School System Asks Court to End Strike

The New York Times - MONICA DAVEY and STEVEN YACCINO [...]

September 17th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Chicago, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Education, Illinois, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teaching, Unions, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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CPS contract talks boil down to money, job security, workday

Chicago Tribune - Diane Rado "The toughest issues in contract [...]

September 16th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Chicago, Children, Current Events, Education, Illinois, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Salary, Teaching, Unions, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Chicago Teachers Strike Leads to More School Choice Interest

Education News - Julia Lawrence "All around the city, private, [...]

September 15th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Charter School, Chicago, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Culture, Current Events, Education, Illinois, Learning, News, Parenting, School Choice, School Voucher, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Math anxiety causes trouble for students as early as first grade

University of Chicago News - William Harms "The team showed [...]

September 14th, 2012|Categories: Chicago, Childhood Education, Early Education, Elementary School, Math, Mathematics, Research|Tags: Education, School|

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MCC Literacy Project Unlocks Business Opportunities for Moroccans

All Africa - Staff Writer "But an MCC-funded project is [...]

September 10th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Africa, Chicago, Child Development, Childhood Education, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, Literacy, News, Reading, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Thousands of teachers strike in Chicago, parents scramble

Reuters - Mary Wisniewski and Ann Saphir "Some 29,000 teachers [...]

September 10th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Budget, Chicago, Children, Education, Government, Illinois, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Salary, Teaching, Uncategorized, Unions, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Is Recess Making a Comeback in US Schools?

Education News - Julia Lawrence "For the first time in [...]

September 4th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Chicago, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Education, Illinois, Learning, News, Playing, Recess, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Chicago District Pilots Initiative to Bolster Civic Learning

Education Week - Erik Robelen "There's nothing like a presidential [...]

August 31st, 2012|Categories: Chicago, Civics, Education, Government|Tags: Education, School|

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Detroit Robotics Clubs Spark Technology-Driven Learning In City Schools

The Huffington Post - David Sands "Robots are designed to [...]

August 16th, 2012|Categories: Chicago, Detroit, Education, High School, Robotics, Science, Science & Technology|Tags: Education, School|

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