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A raft of past programs have failed to substantially improve the reading skills of middle grade and high school students. CPS is trying once again, as part of a federal project that aims to help teens learn how to analyze complex non-fiction.

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Clases dificiles elevan niveles August 12, 2005 By: Maureen Kelleher Como estudiante de primer año en la secundaria Kennedy, Rocio Barba sabía que era buena en matemáticas y pensaba convertirse en una técnica de computadoras. Ahora tiene el honor más alto de la clase del 2004, va en camino a la Universidad de Chicago este otoño y planifica especializarse en matemáticas. Su meta es convertirse en ingeniera. Read More \| (0) Comments	Escuelas Autónomas: ¿Cortadas por el mismo patron? August 12, 2005 By: Maureen Kelleher El mes pasado, la escuela autónoma Perspectives celebró la gran apertura de su nuevo edificio de siete millones de dólares, y declaró que estaba lista para lanzar hasta ocho escuelas más en los próximos cinco años. Estas escuelas podrían evitar los problemas más grandes que Perspectives encaró, como encontrar y mantener unas facilidades apropiadas. Bajo Renaissance 2010, la Junta Escolar está prometiendo a operadores autónomos y contratados que tendrán una oportunidad para un espacio en facilidades de la CPS. Read More \| (0) Comments
Comienzo inseguro para Renaissance 2010 August 12, 2005 By: Maureen Kelleher Renaissance 2010 ha provocado una tormenta política. Es un esfuerzo de las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago para transformar las escuelas públicas y que ha incitado protestas y demandas. Algunos activistas acusan al distrito de erosionar los concilios escolares y los representantes de la union lo critican como privatización. Read More \| (0) Comments	Aumentan las suspensiones en la CPS August 12, 2005 By: Maureen Kelleher El año pasado, el personal y el concilio local de la Elemental McNair en Austin se cansaron del mal comportamiento estudiantil, especialmente las peleas. McNair adoptó una política de cero-tolerancia con las peleas, lo que significa una suspensión inmediata. Read More \| (0) Comments
Guidance for Latino students falls short August 11, 2005 By: Maureen Kelleher A study of counseling practices at four Chicago public high schools with predominantly Latino enrollment indicates many Latino students are not getting basic services that could help them stay in school. A survey of students at those schools last winter and spring found that 40 percent had not yet met with a counselor that year. Latinos had the least contact compared to Asian and white students. Overall, 31 percent of Latino students surveyed said they had never met with their counselor, compared to 16 percent of Asian students and 17 percent of white students. Read More \| (0) Comments	Student internships August 11, 2005 By: Maureen Kelleher This summer, John Battista, a machine shop teacher at Prosser High, landed internships for three of his students at S & C Electric. Marius Kryska is still there, working after school, earning $10.18 per hour and looking forward to college next year on the company's tab. But not all CPS seniors are so lucky. Last year, only 1,439 seniors in career education had access to a program that combines job preparation classes with workplace internships. Education-to-careers coordinators say good internships are hard to find. Read More \| (0) Comments
Talks continue in other big cities August 10, 2005 By: Maureen Kelleher New York City Contract expired May, 2003 What teachers got: Previous contract talks lasted 19 months, resulting in raises of 16 to 22 percent over 30 months. Why they got it: Political pressure to compete with the suburbs for better teachers. What they gave: A longer school day, averaging 20 extra minutes per day. No reduction in school year. What now: Opening bargaining session held Sept. 17. No sessions since then. Read More \| (0) Comments	New bill would require schools to re-enroll dropouts August 10, 2005 By: Maureen Kelleher Last month, state Sen. Miguel del Valle introduced a bill that would prohibit high schools from permanently dropping chronic truants from their rolls. Under the proposed law, chronic truants between the ages of 16 and 19 who are failing could be dropped from school attendance rolls for only one semester. Schools would then be required to re-admit those students, or so-called pushouts, if they choose toreturn. Read More \| (0) Comments
Spencer Gould: Dropout to teacher August 10, 2005 By: Maureen Kelleher Spencer Gould is one of eight black men who teach at Triumphant, thanks to the extra effort Helen Hawkins makes to recruit them as role models. A 1993 graduate of Morehouse College, Gould has been involved in the school since its founding. After a stint in the Marines, he returned two years ago to teach language arts and social studies. Read More \| (0) Comments

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