Monday, March 17, 2008
Monday Morning News
'A suicide bombing mentality' Sun Times
Blockaded streets, security guards, cops, cameras can't keep a lid on tensions fueled by decades of gang rivalry at Crane High School

Teen found dead in garbage can Sun Times
A 15-year-old boy who recently dropped out of Chicago Military Academy in Bronzeville was found dead in a South Side garbage can Wednesday.

No small plan: Public boarding schools for Chicago Tribune
But residential schools are a bolder -- and far more expensive -- proposition. Long an option for the affluent, boarding schools are virtually unheard of for the disadvantaged.

City may try public boarding schools Sun Times
For her entire freshman year at North Lawndale College Prep, Tinesheia Howard commuted to school from a homeless shelter, where privacy was almost nonexistent, theft was a constant concern, and studying couldn't begin until 9 p.m., after the din around her settled down for the night.

Handy way to learn Sun Times
The first students to work with the teachermate at Jungman Elementary School in the North Lawndale neighborhood are transfixed by the games and coursework in the language-arts programs, said first-grade teacher Martha Arriaga.

Teens have sex but don't have the facts Tribune
Alternatives, a North Side youth agency, recently held three forums for teenagers ages 14 to 19. The series was called "Let's Talk about Sex." And talk, they did.

David Finkel in the ClassroomWBEZ
David Finkel has taught at Harper High School for nine years. One of the challenges he approaches in his classroom is conveying the importance of science to his students. He reminds them that even high school biology class is crucial to achieving their career and life goals.


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