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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Wednesday Morning News, Part 2 Bill for 2 new high schools, 6 elementaries: $455 mil. Chicago Sun-Times
Given tight-money times, the two new high schools only have "the luxuries we can afford,'' said Chicago Public Schools spokesman Michael Vaughn.

New plan to lessen dropout crisis Chicago Tribune
In a last-ditch effort to strengthen the No Child Left Behind law, ...

Charter school banking on second expansion plan CTDN
The Chicago Board of Education will vote on expanding the L.E.A.R.N. charter school at the Chalmers Elementary campus on the West Side. An earlier expansion plan was rejected.

Young sprouts teach Chicago to be green Medill Reports
“A nicer pond would make Chicago nicer. Just a better place to live," said Ruth Deleon, 14, of the South Loop's Perspectives Charter Schools. ...


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Wed Apr 23, 2008 at 12:15 PMBy: reader Wednesday Morning News, Part 2 Could someone define for me what "tight-money times" (Sun-Times story) means?

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