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Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Tuesday Morning News [html]Chicago schools are asked to limit military recruiters' access
But at a forum held Monday by the Chicago Board of Education to field public comment on a new policy regulating recruiters' access to students, the parents and teachers had a uniform message: Pass tougher rules to restrain the military's reach in Chicago Public Schools. In East Garfield Park, rising school is honored
And from 2002 to 2005, the overall percentage of ISAT scores meeting or exceeding standards rose 58 points, earning Alain Locke the title of the most-improved Chicago Public School, according to the Department of Education, which plans to honor the school Tuesday. Over 200 CPS teachers certified as 'master'
"If the average child has three good teachers in a row, they're gonna be a year to a year-and-a-half above grade level," Schools CEO Arne Duncan told a news conference at Burnside Scholastic Academy. PLUS: More Chicago Teachers Earn Top Honor WBEZ.[/html]



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