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Parents to fight proposed move of Northwest Side gifted school Tribune **
While a proposal exists to move Edison to the Albany Park Middle School building, officials seemed to edge away from that idea Tuesday, cautioning parents, reporters and Edison administrators that the plans were preliminary and in flux.
Arne Duncan, chief executive officer of Chicago Public Schools, is expected to propose boundary changes for Banneker Elementary School, 6656 S. Normal Blvd.; Mays Academy, 1800 W. Garfield Blvd.; and Kershaw Elementary, 6450 S. Lowe Ave. All schools are on the South Side.
Off-Duty Officer Shoots Gun-Toting Teen NBC 5
Chicago Public Schools spokesman Mike Vaughn said the 16-year-old, a student suspended from Phillips High School Academy, went through a metal detector and triggered an alarm. A security officer patted down the youth and discovered a gun.
Marshall HS girls penalized for altercation Tribune
Six members of Marshall's girls basketball team have been suspended on the eve of the Public League's Windy City playoffs, it was announced Tuesday.
High schoolers can’t vote, can judge elections Medill Reports
More than 1,800 Chicago high school students will act as judges at polling sites on Feb. 5, even though most of them aren't even old enough to vote.
**Kudos to Carlos Sadovi and the Tribune for crediting this site for breaking the Andersen story.
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Wed Jan 23, 2008 at 10:58 AM
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Missing from the board report on boundary changes is any indication of the significance educationally for students. Banneker and Mays will begin to enroll students who would have attended Kershaw. Kershaw will begin to take students citywide beginning in 2008-2009. Students currently attending each school will not be affected - not have to move.
The Board fails to include any information in the report about how the changes will benefit students educationally. What are the changes being made to Kershaw that warrant a change from a neighborhood to a citywide school? It may be a good move but there's no information in the Board report that informs the public.
Additionally, how does CPS publicize these hearings on boundary changes? Why doesn't CPS post notice of public hearings on the front page of its website? Did the LSC of each school approve the boundary changes? Did the LSC at Kershaw approve the change to a citywide school?
The Board fails to include any information in the report about how the changes will benefit students educationally. What are the changes being made to Kershaw that warrant a change from a neighborhood to a citywide school? It may be a good move but there's no information in the Board report that informs the public.
Additionally, how does CPS publicize these hearings on boundary changes? Why doesn't CPS post notice of public hearings on the front page of its website? Did the LSC of each school approve the boundary changes? Did the LSC at Kershaw approve the change to a citywide school?
Thu Jan 24, 2008 at 1:41 PM
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Find out who the LSC facilator is for these schools at 553-1400.
