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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.

Notebook

September 14, 2005

Timeline | Elsewhere

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Ask Catalyst | Math Class

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Oct. 5: Naval academy

A noisy crowd of about 300, mostly students and anti-war demonstrators, forced

September 14, 2005

Timeline | Elsewhere

| In Short

Ask Catalyst | Math Class

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Sept. 10: Retention

The number of kids who will have to repeat a grade drops, but the percentage

September 14, 2005

Timeline | Elsewhere

| In Short

Ask Catalyst | Math Class

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July 26: Tests Cut

To save some $6 million, students will no longer take state tests in social

September 14, 2005

Timeline | Elsewhere

| In Short

Ask Catalyst | Capital Dispatch

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May 3: Summer jobs

To encourage struggling 8th-graders to sign up for Step Up to High School, CPS

September 14, 2005

Timeline | Elsewhere | In Short

Math Class | Capital Dispatch

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March 24: ACT Charter

September 12, 2005

Timeline | Elsewhere | In Short

Ask Catalyst | Math Class

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Jan. 15: ISBE controversy

September 12, 2005

Timeline | Elsewhere | In Short

Ask Catalyst | Capital Dispatch

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March 1: Deseg decree