Marshall High and other turnaround high schools, in Chicago and nationally, face a thorny dilemma. Higher-performing students are being siphoned off through competition, driving down enrollment and raising tough policy questions about the future of these schools.
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Harlem Children's Zone Author Comes To Chicago
By: Alexander Russo / October 06, 2008
"The Renaissance Schools Fund and Perspectives Charter
Schools invite you to join us for a reading and book signing with Paul Tough,New York Times Magazine editor and author of the new book, Whatever
it Takes.
"Whatever it Takes follows Geoffrey Canada in his effort
to change the lives of poor children in a 97-block area of Harlem, New York by
creating a seamless path to college – from pre-natal parenting classes
through pre-K programs to charter public schools. Canada’s work
with the Harlem Children’s Zone has inspired Senator Barack Obama to
propose launching 20 such Innovation Zones across the US.
"Join us for an exciting conversation with Paul Tough on
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 from 11:45am – 1:30pm at Perspectives/IIT
Math & Science Academy, 3663 S. Wabash Avenue. This event is free. Please RSVP to Rachel Green at rgreen@rsfchicago.org."
For other press events around the country, see here.
Lets face it...CPS call the suntimes and trib to act like it was invesitigative journalism....but they are really just calling to print this stuff to p off the public so we get less and less in...