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School closings

As CPS prepares to close a record number of schools, the fate of students and communities is in question.

Rebecca Harris and Dominique Baser

April 06, 2010

It’s going to become much harder to get a principal’s license in Illinois.

The Illinois State Board of Education is expected to vote in May on rule changes aimed at strengthening the quality of school leaders by raising entrance requirements for preparation programs, making training more rigorous and revamping the certification exam. (A state legislative committee will then approve the rule change to make it law.)

March 22, 2010
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Mornings used to be a struggle for Laketa Goss. Every time she walked preschoolers Shaun and Jada to Brunson Elementary, she also had to bring along her 11-month-old son, Dashaun.