Monday, May 19, 2008
Monday Morning News Teacher tries to help preschoolers stay alive Tribune
Sierra is not deluding herself by thinking that this daily conversation will be the answer to solving the problem of gangs and guns on Chicago's streets. But she knows that the main thing she has to do is train her students about strategies to stay alive. That means running away from gang members who may try to talk to them and never, ever to touch a real gun.

Employment market tough for teens, report finds Chicago Tribune
Mayor Richard Daley touted summer jobs as one way to keep young people safe after nearly two dozen Chicago Public Schools students died this school year,

Offer Arabic Language Classes at Local Schools Southwest News-Herald
The Chicago Public Schools recently re-allocated $1 million for a select number of schools to teach Arabic, Chinese and Russian in an effort to expand their ...

Children's museum wins plan commission approval for Grant Park move CTDN
Chicago residents packed a plan commission meeting Thursday for a nine-hour debate on a controversial plan to allow the Chicago Children's Museum to build a new facility in Grant Park.

Small Schools Rising Newsweek
Size isn't everything, but it does matter, and the past decade has seen a noticeable countertrend toward smaller schools.

Study of Small High Schools Yields Little on Achievement EdWeek
High schools receiving $80 million in annual federal funding to support “smaller learning communities” appear to be establishing more intimate learning environments, a federal study finds.