[CPS Science]Sun Times: Schools shakeup coming next month, Chicosays

Schools shakeup coming next month, Chico says April 25, 2001 BY ROSALIND ROSSI AND FRAN SPIELMAN STAFF REPORTERS Palace intrigue--Chicago Board of Education style--bubbled to the surface Tuesday as School Board President Gery Chico said a shakeup is due next month, but he insisted the system

[CPS Science]Crains: Teacher union's leadership fight

From Teacher union's leadership fight Record of schools chief Paul Vallas will be central issue in May election Challenger: Deborah Walsh says her opponent is "passive" and has not produced, either for the union's m

[CPS Science]Sun Times: President of teacher union too close toVallas, foe says

President of teacher union too close to Vallas, foe says May 14, 2001 BY ROSALIND ROSSI EDUCATION REPORTER Chicago Teachers Union President Tom Reece goes into this Friday's election with one big supporter in his corner--but one his opponent is hoping will hurt him with teacher-voters. Schools

[CPS Science]Schools to cut budget, jobs

>From the Crain's Chicago Business Newsroom Schools to cut budget, jobs by Greg Hinz € May 19, 2001   The tightest budget in five years‹including nearly 300 layoffs‹will be unveiled Wednesday by Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas. So

[CPS Science]Sun Times: New facility would train teachers, cutclass sizes

New facility would train teachers, cut class sizes Chicago Public Schools officials announced plans Tuesday to draw on untapped powers and open a new "contract school" to train budding teachers and help relieve overcrowding in the Belmont-Cragin neighborhood. The new Wright Laboratory School, th

[CPS Science]Sun Times: School tax hike on the table

School tax hike on the table BY ROSALIND ROSSI AND FRAN SPIELMAN STAFF REPORTERS Chicago homeowners would be hit with the fifth up-to-the-limit school property tax hike in seven years under a public school budget that would slash 400 jobs but also require the system to find 3,000 new teachers.

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Most Chicagoans oppose an increase

Most Chicagoans oppose an increase May 23, 2001 BY NANCY MOFFETT STAFF REPORTER More than two-thirds of Chicagoans in a poll taken Tuesday opposed raising property taxes to make up a $75 million gap between projected school expenses and revenues. The other third either supported (21 percent

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Demands for school halt board meeting

Demands for school halt board meeting May 24, 2001 BY ROSALIND ROSSI EDUCATION REPORTER A crush of protesters--including some hunger strikers--brought a Chicago Board of Education meeting to a standstill Wednesday with chants and demands that officials fulfill a promise to build a new high s

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Chico resigns as School Board president

>From Thursday, May 24, 2001 Chico resigns as School Board president Gery Chico, president of the Chicago Board of Education, resigned today. Mayor Daley said Chico was resigning after six years devoted to the children of Chicago, and it was time for a change. `

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Gery Chico's report card

Gery Chico's report card May 25, 2001 BY SCOTT FORNEK AND FRAN SPIELMAN STAFF REPORTERS Back when Gery Chico was growing up in the McKinley Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side, a couple of kids once beat up one of his younger brothers on his way home from the corner store. "The next day

[CPS Science]WSJ: A Chicago Teacher's Action Inspires AntitestCrusaders

May 25, 2001 Page One Feature A Chicago Teacher's Action Inspires Antitest Crusaders By ROBERT TOMSHO Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL CHICAGO -- When copies of the citywide Chicago Academic Standards Examinations came into teacher George Schmidt's possession in 1999, he did something u

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Teachers union has new boss

Teachers union has new boss May 26, 2001 BY STEPHANIE ZIMMERMANN STAFF REPORTER An eighth-grade teacher who led a revolt of dissatisfied colleagues has won the presidency of the Chicago Teachers Union in a lopsided vote that she described as "a cry for help" for those on the front lines of s

[CPS Science]Crains: Tough school test just got tougher

Tough school test just got tougher Chico exit, Vallas buzz put pressure on Daley May 28, 2001 By Greg Hinz Nothing has been as central to Richard M. Daley's vision ‹ or success as mayor ‹ as his drive to remake the Chicago public school system. Suddenly, in part because of his own impatience, ac

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Chico did good job, but it's just a start

Chico did good job, but it's just a start May 28, 2001 The city was still smarting from U.S. Education Secretary William J. Bennett's dismissal of Chicago's public schools as the "worst in the nation" when Gery Chico assumed the job of Board of Education president in 1995. One would have a ha

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Daley fires spitball at Vallas

Daley fires spitball at Vallas May 30, 2001 BY FRAN SPIELMAN CITY HALL REPORTER On the eve of a State of the Schools address that could be his last, Schools CEO Paul Vallas got a less than ringing endorsement Tuesday from Mayor Daley who left little doubt he would prefer a clean break with th

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Hunger strikers push for school

Hunger strikers push for school May 30, 2001 BY ANA MENDIETA, FRAN SPIELMAN AND GARY WISBY STAFF REPORTERS Under a blue plastic tarp she called "the living room," Carolina Perez, 42, sat calmly Tuesday afternoon after 16 days without solid food. Giving her a hug and a rice- and coconut-based

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Vallas confident of success

Vallas confident of success May 31, 2001 BY ROSALIND ROSSI AND FRAN SPIELMAN STAFF REPORTERS Chicago Schools CEO Paul Vallas insisted Wednesday he has the stuff to take the system to the next level, but said he'll decide next month if he wants to do so. Meanwhile, Mayor Daley stepped up his

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Rehab moves Jones Prep to old building

Rehab moves Jones Prep to old building May 31, 2001 BY KATE N. GROSSMAN STAFF REPORTER Since late 1999, students and faculty at one of the city's new selective high schools have thought their South Loop school would be renovated by this fall. Instead, they will spend at least part of the 20

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Pols pressure Daley to solve school debate

Pols pressure Daley to solve school debate May 31, 2001 BY JAMES FULLER SUN-TIMES SPRINGFIELD BUREAU SPRINGFIELD--Surrounded by a dozen Little Village residents, three state legislators called on Mayor Daley on Wednesday to personally resolve a controversy over a new high school that has spa

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Teen caught with 2 guns at Lane Tech

Teen caught with 2 guns at Lane Tech June 1, 2001 BY FRANK MAIN CRIME REPORTER A 15-year-old student was arrested Thursday after bringing a loaded .22-caliber revolver and an air gun into Lane Technical High School, the second time a teenager was caught with a gun in a Chicago high school in

[CPS Science]Crains: Keeping school reform on the move is Daley'sjob

Keeping school reform on the move is Daley's job June 04, 2001 The high drama going on between Mayor Richard Daley and Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas makes for interesting political chatter and news stories. But the

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Teacher shakes up union

Teacher shakes up union June 4, 2001 BY SABRINA WALTERS STAFF REPORTER For years, Deborah Lynch-Walsh worked from the trenches for the underdog--student underachievers, teachers at risk of losing their jobs, children with disabilities. Now Lynch-Walsh finds herself on top after unseating one

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Scores drop at schools under tightest rein

Scores drop at schools under tightest rein June 6, 2001 BY DAVE NEWBART AND ROSALIND ROSSI STAFF REPORTERS The five high schools receiving the most intensive sanctions by Chicago Public Schools officials saw significant enough declines in reading and math test scores that CEO Paul Vallas said

[CPS Science][Humor]The Balloonist

A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted, "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago , but I don't know where I am." The woman below replied," You are in a hot air balloo

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Paul Vallas announces resignation

Paul Vallas announces resignation June 6, 2001 BY ROSALIND ROSSI AND FRAN SPIELMAN STAFF REPORTERS Chicago Schools CEO Paul Vallas said Wednesday he is resigning, ending a remarkable six-year run that soured at the end over Mayor Daley's impatience with reading test scores. "I'm gone. Six ye

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Chicago Board of Education

Chicago Board of Education *Makeup: The mayor appoints all seven board members, who elect a president and vice president. Current members are President Gery Chico, Vice President Avis LaVelle and members Norman Bobins, Tariq Butt, Michael Mayo, Clare Munana and Gene Saffold. Chico's resignati

[CPS Science]Sun Times: City Hall shakeup nearly complete

City Hall shakeup nearly complete June 7, 2001 BY ROSALIND ROSSI AND FRAN SPIELMAN STAFF REPORTERS Chicago Schools CEO Paul Vallas said Wednesday he is resigning, ending a remarkable six-year run that soured at the end over Mayor Daley's impatience with reading test scores. "I'm gone. Six ye

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Scott brings experience

Scott brings experience, BY FRAN SPIELMAN AND TIM NOVAK STAFF REPORTERS Twenty years ago, Michael Scott was dumped from the Chicago Board of Education after he repeatedly clashed with Mayor Jane Byrne. Now Scott will become the board president, because of his unbending loyalty to Mayor Daley,

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Vallas, Kennedy may be just the ticketDemocrats need

Vallas, Kennedy may be just the ticket Democrats need June 8, 2001 BY STEVE NEAL SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST Chicago schools chief Paul Vallas and Merchandise Mart president Chris Kennedy are exploring the possibility of running as a team in next year's Democratic gubernatorial primary. Under th

[CPS Science]Sun Times Editorial: Vallas reformed an ailing system

Vallas reformed an ailing system June 8, 2001 With its $3.5 billion budget and 435,000 students, if the Chicago Public Schools were a nation, it would have an economy the size of Guam's, but with triple the population. In the mid-1990s, it was a very troubled place, mired in scandal and bes

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Daley salutes Vallas

Daley salutes Vallas June 8, 2001 BY FRAN SPIELMAN STAFF REPORTER Like a conquering hero being summoned home, Chicago Schools CEO Paul Vallas gave up the job he adored Thursday to applause from Mayor Daley, who had hastened his departure. Daley praised Vallas as "quite simply the best chief

[CPS Science]ChicagoBusiness.com

Cayata Dixon thought you'd be interested in this ChicagoBusiness.com news story. No word yet on new schools chief >From the Crain's Chicago Business Newsroom

[CPS Science]Crains: Vallas deserved better than a long goodbye

Vallas deserved better than a long goodbye June 11, 2001 By Robert Reed Considering the shabby way that Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas has been treated recently, you have to question the tactics ‹ and memory ‹ of his boss, Mayor Richard M. Daley. You also have to wonder why anyone would

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Crowding woes continue

Crowding woes continue BY STEPHANIE ZIMMERMANN STAFF REPORTER When Paul Vallas and Gery Chico took over the Chicago Public Schools in 1995, overcrowding at some schools was so bad that children had to camp out in hallways with their desks, papers and books. Six years and $732 million later, ch

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Even Vallas' critics give him high marks

Even Vallas' critics give him high marks June 10, 2001 BY ROSALIND ROSSI AND FRAN SPIELMAN STAFF REPORTERS Even some of his harshest critics had to nod in agreement last week, when Chicago Schools CEO Paul Vallas said he was leaving the nation's third-largest school system better than he found

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Vallas offered big severance

Vallas offered big severance June 12, 2001 BY FRAN SPIELMAN AND ROSALIND ROSSI STAFF REPORTERS Chicago Schools CEO Paul Vallas could walk away from his $174,000-a-year job with at least a year's salary, plus unused sick and vacation time, thanks to a severance deal that could pay the bills i

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Record number in summer school

Record number in summer school June 12, 2001 BY ROSALIND ROSSI EDUCATION REPORTER A record number of students will attend mandatory summer school this year--more than 50,000--in a continuing crackdown against social promotion that outgoing Chicago Schools Chief Paul Vallas helped spread nati

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Aide moving to head of class

Aide moving to head of class June 13, 2001 BY FRAN SPIELMAN AND ROSALIND ROSSI STAFF REPORTERS Arne Duncan, a former Harvard basketball star who oversees the Chicago Board of Education's showcase magnet programs, has emerged as a serious contender to replace retiring Schools CEO Paul Vallas,

[CPS Science]Chicago Reporter: Valedictorians

CHICAGO VALEDICTORIANS STRUGGLE TO STAY COMPETITIVE _ Many of the best students from Chicago's predominantly black and Latino public high schools can't meet the standards of the most competitive colleges and universities. Article at

[CPS Science]Sun Times 6/19 Letter To The Editor: Teachers knowbest

Teachers know best May the city look upon the recent changes in the Chicago Public Schools as a challenge to rise up to meet the call to true excellence in education for our students. A good first step would be for Mayor Daley to convene a forum to get input from Chicago teachers whose classes co

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Vallas deputy to head schools

Vallas deputy to head schools June 26, 2001 BY FRAN SPIELMAN CITY HALL REPORTER Arne Duncan, a Harvard-educated basketball star who studied under Paul Vallas¹ wing, was chosen by Mayor Daley today to replace his mentor as Chicago Schools CEO. Duncan, 36, accepted the pressure-cooker job afte

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Public favors picking an educator

Public favors picking an educator BY LUCIO GUERRERO STAFF REPORTER Mayor Daley's decision not to hand the reins of the Chicago Public Schools to a financial pro garnered wide support from the public, according to a poll taken Tuesday. A whopping 79 percent of those asked said they found having

[CPS Science]Sun Times: New chief: Untested, unblemished, unfazed

New chief: Untested, unblemished, unfazed June 27, 2001 BY FRAN SPIELMAN AND ROSALIND ROSSI STAFF REPORTERS Arne Duncan, a 6-foot-5-inch basketball whiz with big shoes to fill, was chosen Tuesday to replace retiring Chicago Schools CEO Paul Vallas after Mayor Daley's top choice turned down t

[CPS Science]Sun Times: New CEO to seek input from teachers,parents

New CEO to seek input from teachers, parents BY ROSALIND ROSSI EDUCATION REPORTER Having just been tapped by Mayor Daley as the new chief executive officer of Chicago's public schools, Arne Duncan spoke with a reporter Tuesday about himself and his new job. Q: What will be your top priorities?

[CPS Science]Crains: Daley taps Duncan for school CEO post

Daley taps Duncan for school CEO post by Ellen Almer € June 26, 2001   Mayor Richard Daley Tuesday named Arne Duncan, a longtime educator and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) insider, as the system's new CEO, replacing Paul Vallas, who announc

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Duncan's past rooted in education

Duncan's past rooted in education BY ROSALIND ROSSI AND FRAN SPIELMAN STAFF REPORTERS >From infancy, Arne Duncan grew up playing with, tutoring and learning from impoverished African-American kids in his mother's North Kenwood-Oakland after-school program. Duncan, a former Harvard University s

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Involving teachers would improve schoolreform

Voice Of The People: Involving teachers would improve school reform June 25, 2001 Some might say that ProActive Chicago Teachers and School Employees' (PACT) caucus victory in last month's Chicago Teachers Union election was surprising. We believe it is the failure over many years of CTU leader

[CPS Science]Sun Times: School will require mesh backpacks

School will require mesh backpacks June 29, 2001 BY JANET RAUSA FULLER STAFF REPORTER Come September, all 2,700 students at Carl Schurz High School will have at least one thing in common: their backpacks. The Chicago Board of Education this week approved a $58,000 appropriation for the purc

[CPS Science]Sneed on Vallas

The eraser set . . . State Education Supt. Glenn "Max" McGee's contract expires at the end of this year, and rumor is the state Board of Education is eyeing former Chicago schools czar Paul Vallas to take McGee's job. -- This is the CPS Scie

[CPS Science]Sun Times: New schools chief takes proactive stand

New schools chief takes proactive stand July 11, 2001 BY FRAN SPIELMAN CITY HALL REPORTER Newly appointed Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan told top staffers Tuesday he plans to establish a strategic planning unit to draft a long-term gam

[CPS Science]Sun Times: `Worst in nation' schools improving:Bennett

`Worst in nation' schools improving: Bennett July 11, 2001 BY JULIE PATEL STAFF REPORTER Chicago's public schools, which he once called the worst in the nation, are better today, former U.S. Education Secretary William Bennett said Tuesday, bu

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Vallas running for governor

Vallas running for governor July 12, 2001 BY LYNN SWEET AND FRAN SPIELMAN STAFF REPORTERS WASHINGTON--Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas Wednesday made the rounds of the Democrats in the Illinois congressional delegation telling

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Schools chief to announce pick for topeducation spot

Schools chief to announce pick for top education spot August 3, 2001 BY ROSALIND ROSSI AND FRAN SPIELMAN STAFF REPORTERS A West Woodlawn principal who has made steady progress with impoverished African-American students is being tapped for the top education spot by new Chicago Schools CEO A

[CPS Science]Crains: CPS names chief education officer

>From the Crain's Chicago Business Newsroom CPS names chief education officer € August 03, 2001   As part of a move to install his own administration, newly appointed Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Arne Duncan Friday named Barbara Eason

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Another school official out

July 31, 2001 BY FRAN SPIELMAN CITY HALL REPORTER The woman who held the No. 2 education job at the Chicago Public Schools under former CEO Paul Vallas resigned Monday after finding herself without a place in a soon-to-be-announced shake-up by the new school regime. Blondean Davis a

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Jones Magnet looks for extra space

Jones Magnet looks for extra space August 14, 2001 BY JANET RAUSA FULLER STAFF REPORTER Jones Academic Magnet High School is a mess. Since March, the school at 606 S. State has been undergoing a $50 million renovation that will include a new gym, revamped library, two new science labs and

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Schools target poor readers

Schools target poor readers August 17, 2001 BY CURTIS LAWRENCE STAFF REPORTER All students in Chicago's public schools will be required to have a minimum of two hours of daily reading instruction, reading specialists will be deployed at low-performing schools, and millions of dollars will be s

[CPS Science]Sun Times: PARENTS WILL PAY IF KIDS MISS SCHOOL

PARENTS WILL PAY IF KIDS MISS SCHOOL August 20, 2001 BY FRAN SPIELMAN CITY HALL REPORTER Parents of students chronically absent from Chicago Public Schools would be required to attend parenting classes, undergo counseling or perform up to 30 days of community service, under an anti-truancy crac

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Hunger-striker moms get their high school

Hunger-striker moms get their high school August 21, 2001 BY GARY WISBY STAFF REPORTER Supporters of a new high school for Little Village declared victory Monday with the news that $5 million has been set aside for design and site preparation at 31st and Kostner. The commitment was part

[CPS Science]Sun Times: City wants to boost 1st-day attendance

City wants to boost 1st-day attendance August 22, 2001 BY FRAN SPIELMAN CITY HALL REPORTER Citing the ''striking correlation'' between first-day attendance and student performance, Mayor Daley on Tuesday kicked off a massive public education campaign aimed at convincing parents to take thei

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Policy on fixing bad schools eased

Policy on fixing bad schools eased August 23, 2001 BY SABRINA WALTERS STAFF REPORTER The Chicago School Board on Wednesday agreed to a more lenient policy to fix bad schools that still allows it to intervene and overhaul staffs at the worst high schools but takes the emphasis off punishing tea

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Dear Arne Duncan

Dear Arne Duncan: August 26, 2001 Last week, we asked readers to let us know what they thought new schools CEO Arne Duncan should do first to fix Chicago's public schools. Teachers and principals were among the first to respond, and the most passionate. Their No. 1 concerns? Class size and st

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Aldermen criticize school busing plan

Aldermen criticize school busing plan August 29, 2001 BY SABRINA WALTERS STAFF REPORTER Chicago Schools CEO Arne Duncan and School Board Chairman Michael Scott were scolded Tuesday by City Council members for a number of moves the two have made so far, including a controversial school busin

Re: [CPS Science]Demonstration Training

On 8/30/01 8:49 AM, "Mike Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Science Theatre Productions will be hosting a science training session at > Medill on September 25th. The pertinent information is below. If you have > any questions, please feel free to contact Mike Davis at 773-343-2500. Hi, Mike

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Chicago high schools try a littleexperiment

Chicago high schools try a little experiment August 31, 2001 BY JANET RAUSA FULLER AND ROSALIND ROSSI STAFF REPORTERS Mayor Daley thinks high schools are getting so big, they're losing students. That's why he and Chicago Public School officials said Thursday they will spend $18.2 million

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Back to school: Will kids show?

Back to school: Will kids show? September 4, 2001 BY JANET RAUSA FULLER AND CATHLEEN FALSANI STAFF REPORTERS Their backpacks were filled with fresh notebooks and sharpened pencils. Their uniforms already were pressed and laid out, ready for today's morning rush.   LAST-MINUTE REM

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Race, economic gaps in scores frustrateeducators

Race, economic gaps in scores frustrate educators September 5, 2001 BY ROSALIND ROSSI EDUCATION REPORTER More than three times as many whites as blacks scored at or above grade level this year on math tests given to the state's public school eighth graders. The gap was almost as great alon

[CPS Science]Sun Times: First day is frazzled day for Chicago'sschools

First day is frazzled day for Chicago's schools September 5, 2001 BY JANET RAUSA FULLER STAFF REPORTER It may have been totally cool to go back to school Tuesday, but for many Chicago Public School students and their parents, getting there was totally chaotic. Changes in the system's bus

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Kids take the test, say it's too easy

Kids take the test, say it's too easy September 6, 2001 BY ANA MENDIETA STAFF REPORTER Too easy for a teacher? You bet. That's what 10 students said after taking a sample Basic Skills test at the request of the Chicago Sun-Times. "I was surprised of how easy it was. Teachers should have hig

[CPS Science]Sun Times: 5,243 Illinois teachers failed key exams

5,243 Illinois teachers failed key exams September 6, 2001 BY ROSALIND ROSSI, BECKY BEAUPRE AND KATE N. GROSSMAN STAFF REPORTERS This past spring, a group of Chicago children learned their lessons from a teacher who had flunked 24 of 25 tests of teacher competence. In Elgin District 46, stude

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Poorest kids often wind up with theweakest teachers

Poorest kids often wind up with the weakest teachers September 7, 2001 BY KATE N. GROSSMAN, BECKY BEAUPRE AND ROSALIND ROSSI STAFF REPORTERS Cicero mom Kathie Garza knows anyone can stumble on a standardized test. But she bristled

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Why are teacher tests secret? politiciansask

Why are teacher tests secret? politicians ask September 7, 2001 BY ROSALIND ROSSI AND DAVE MCKINNEY STAFF REPORTERS Illinois administrators who hire teachers should be able to see how many times applicants flunked their competence exams and how they scored, politicians said Thursday in res

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Failing teachers spur hearings

Failing teachers spur hearings September 9, 2001 BY ROSALIND ROSSI AND KATE N. GROSSMAN STAFF REPORTERS To attack the problem of failing students, Illinois first needs to attack the problem of "failing teachers'' outlined in a three-day Chicago Sun-Times series, the head of the Illinois Senate

[CPS Science]Anthrax Questions

I'd appreciate hearing from other teachers how you're handling the anthrax issue in your classrooms. Any lessons, websites, resources, or info you care to share? Please send your ideas to the entire list. Thanks. -- This is the CPS Science Teacher List. To unsubscribe, send a message to <[EMAI

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Troubled public schools see dawn of a newday

Troubled public schools see dawn of a new day October 21, 2001 BY SABRINA WALTERS STAFF REPORTER Richard Minor pushes one foot in front of the other while throwing an imaginary shovel over his shoulder, imitating a coal miner. Ri

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Teacher tests no longer secret

Teacher tests no longer secret October 25, 2001 BY ROSALIND ROSSI AND KATE N. GROSSMAN STAFF REPORTERS Chicago School Board members Wednesday approved proposals to crack down on new teachers, plans the head of the Chicago Teachers

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Teacher woes worst in poor schools

Teacher woes worst in poor schools October 10, 2001 BY ROSALIND ROSSI EDUCATION REPORTER More evidence emerged Tuesday that the city's neediest school children are being shortchanged, with a report that indicates that poor, minori

[CPS Science]State may ask for proof on teacher skills

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0110170078oct17.story?coll=chi% 2Dnewslocal%2Dhed >From the Chicago Tribune State may ask for proof on teacher skills By Stephanie Banchero Tribune staff reporter October 17, 2001 The Illinois State Board of Education will consider a proposal Wed

[CPS Science]Sun Times: Bowen students demand change

Bowen students demand change October 13, 2001 BY SABRINA WALTERS STAFF REPORTER Dozens of Bowen High students and their parents Friday demanded Chicago public school officials step in and restore order at the troubled Southeast Sid

[CPS Science]Sun Times letter: Quality teachers need qualitysupport

Quality teachers need quality support October 13, 2001 BY DEBORAH LYNCH The recent Chicago Sun-Times series on the quality of Illinois teachers is a wake-up call. Nothing is more important to improving our schools than a ful