One door closes, another opens

The Economist - Staff Writer "ABANDONING schools can be perilous [...]

May 1st, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Chicago, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, School, School Choice, School District, School Voucher, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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‘Guitars Over Guns’ Replaces Violence With Music To Keep At-Risk Kids In School

The Huffington Post - Cameron Keady "A musician is bringing [...]

April 9th, 2015|Categories: Arts, At-risk Students, Chicago, Education, Mentors, Music, Skills, Students, Violence|Tags: Education, School|

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The School Where Everyone Fills Out The FAFSA

NPR - Owen Phillips "Every year, more than 2 million [...]

March 8th, 2015|Categories: Accountability, Chicago, College Degree, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, Financial Aid, Illinois, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Chicago Schools to Offer Biliteracy Seal, Latino Studies Curriculum

Education Week - Corey Mitchell "Students from 20 Chicago high [...]

March 4th, 2015|Categories: Bilingual, biliteracy, Chicago, Global, Graduates, High School, Illinois, Language, Second Language, Spanish|Tags: Education, School|

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Arts Education Poised for Comeback in Nation’s Largest School Districts

The Huffington Post - Doug Israel "After years of budget [...]

March 4th, 2015|Categories: Arts, Chicago, Education, New York, School District, Urban|Tags: Education, School|

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Some districts ditch online exams for paper and pencil

E-School News - Diane Rado "The affluent Highland Park-based Township [...]

March 3rd, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Chicago, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Illinois, Learning, News, Online, Online Education, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Closing the Math Gap for Boys

The New York Times - DAVID L. KIRP "ON a [...]

February 1st, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Boys, Chicago, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, High School, Hispanic, Learning, Math, Mathematics, Minority, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Hard work rewarded

The Economist - Staff Writer "“NO FAMILY should go to [...]

January 17th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Chicago, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Illinois, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why Chicago law firms are learning Mandarin

Crain's Chicago Business - Claire Bushey "Fifteen years ago, U.S. [...]

January 4th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Chicago, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, China, Chinese, Current Events, Education, Foreign, Foreign Language, Learning, Mandarin, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Rust: Some gains, but Illinois education failing students

Pantagraph - Derek Beigh "State Farm Chairman and CEO Ed [...]

November 25th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Chicago, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Illinois, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|

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