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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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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Foreign language push features new state credential

The Chicago Tribune - Diane Rado "Limited proficiency in a [...]

October 12th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Chicago, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Dual-language, Education, Foreign, Foreign Language, Illinois, Language, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Foreign language push features new state credential

The Chicago Tribune - Diane Rado "Limited proficiency in a [...]

October 8th, 2014|Categories: Bicultural, Bilingual, biliteracy, Economy, Education, Foreign Language, Global Competence, Global Economy, Illinois, Language Immersion, Multiculturalism, World languages|Tags: Education, School|

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STEM education for kids from underrepresented communities

Planet Engineering - Joy Chang "The Chicago Pre-College Science & [...]

September 16th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Chicago, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Illinois, Learning, News, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Most asthmatic kids lack health management plans at school

Reuters - Kathryn Doyle "In Chicago, most kids with asthma [...]

September 8th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Chicago, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Health, Illinois, Learning, News, School, School District, School Safety, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Librarians Are A Luxury Chicago Public Schools Can’t Afford

NPR - Becky Vevea "Two years ago, the Chicago Public [...]

September 1st, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Chicago, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Illinois, Learning, Libraries, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How much do kids learn in summer school? The answer’s not always clear

The St Louis Post-Dispatch - Elisa Crouch "What’s unclear is [...]

July 21st, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Illinois, Learning, Missouri, News, School, School District, States, summer, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Teachers Turn to Crowdfunding to Open Preschools

Time - Staff Writer "Teachers and parents in Chicago are [...]

July 20th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Chicago, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Illinois, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Preschool, Teacher, Teacher Retention, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Chobani Gets Nod for USDA’s School Yogurt Program

Education News - Kristin DeCarr "Upstate New York’s Chobani has [...]

June 23rd, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Arizona, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Diet, Education, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Learning, Mississippi, New York, News, Nutrition, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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