In May, Chicago Public Schools released a report that for the first time matched up data from its annual Senior Exit Survey with data on where those graduates actually enrolled in college, provided by the National Student Clearinghouse. The clearinghouse verifies enrollments and degree completions at most U.S. colleges and universities for student loan providers, and more recently, for K-12 school districts.
In May, Chicago Public Schools released a report that for the first time matched up data from its annual Senior Exit Survey with data on where those graduates actually enrolled in college, provided...
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Educators have long known that many Latino students do not complete high school. Still, education models have remained the same. It is imperative that school districts listen to students, teachers and parents and begin to implement new approaches.
Educators have long known that many Latino students do not complete high school. Still, education models have remained the same. It is imperative that school districts listen to students, teachers...
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The Chicago Teachers Union is seeking to amend the State School Code so teacher seniority will be based on the number of years teachers have worked in the district rather than at an individual school. Last spring, a bill proposing to do just that did not get out of committee.
Another one will be reintroduced either in October or January. I believe this is a bad idea. Seniority is a serious concern for all the members of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU). That's why the CTU is working closely with the Illinois General Assembly to pass a bill that would address those concerns.
The Chicago Teachers Union is seeking to amend the State School Code so teacher seniority will be based on the number of years teachers have worked in the district rather than at an individual school...
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My name is Yolanda Hammond and I am an educator at Pablo Casals Elementary School. I was featured in your June 2005 article, "Three students, three stories show cracks in special education."
Your article portrays me as someone who is unaware and uncaring.
For example, your reporter wrote, "...mother says that she got no help when she asked Hammond to call her once a week if Sam neglected his work." The fact was (and as I stated to your reporter), I communicate with all of my students' parents about any necessary interventions.
My name is Yolanda Hammond and I am an educator at Pablo Casals Elementary School. I was featured in your June 2005 article, "Three students, three stories show cracks in special education."
Your...
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Eighth graders with high test scores generally perform well in high school. But a recent study has found 8th-grade achievement is not the best way to predict whether a high school student will graduate on time.
More significant is the number of credits earned and courses failed during freshmen year, according to a report by the Consortium on Chicago School Research. And it's not just students failing three or more courses who need quick attention, says Elaine Allensworth, who co-authored the study. "Just failing one or two semesters of a course lowers the chance of graduating."
Eighth graders with high test scores generally perform well in high school. But a recent study has found 8th-grade achievement is not the best way to predict whether a high school student will...
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Chicago Public Schools closed three schools this year for poor academic performance. One of them was Howland Elementary in North Lawndale, a long-troubled school that consistently has missed annual progress targets set by the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law.
But the law is not what prompted Howland's closure. Rather, the impetus was the district's new schools initiative, Renaissance 2010, which calls for closing, revamping and reopening schools under new leadership.
Chicago Public Schools closed three schools this year for poor academic performance. One of them was Howland Elementary in North Lawndale, a long-troubled school that consistently has missed annual...
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Chicago's response to NCLB restructuring is modest compared to what's in store for persistently low-performing schools in Philadelphia and Miami.
Superintendents in both cities are putting themselves on the line by taking direct control of a small group of schools, a personal guarantee that those schools would do better.
Chicago's response to NCLB restructuring is modest compared to what's in store for persistently low-performing schools in Philadelphia and Miami.
Superintendents in both cities are putting themselves...
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Five of the schools slated for restructuring will partner with the Chicago Teachers Union in a five-year deal that gives teachers more say and schools more autonomy.
The $2 million program—called Fresh Start—is a retooled version of the old CTU partnership schools initiative. It will include a total of 10 low-performing schools that have been on probation for at least a year and have missed performance targets set by the NCLB law for at least two.
Five of the schools slated for restructuring will partner with the Chicago Teachers Union in a five-year deal that gives teachers more say and schools more autonomy.
The $2 million program—called...
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This fall, there should be less squinting at the blackboard in Chicago's public schools.
In June, the state legislature renewed a vision care program for CPS students and appropriated $3 million to pay for it. Last year, the program did not get funded.
"If a child can't see the board, the child's not going to be able to learn," notes state Rep. Edward Acevedo, chief sponsor of the House bill that reinstated the Healthy Kids-Healthy Minds Expanded Vision Program, which covers the cost of eye exams and eyeglasses for children who fail vision screening tests.
This fall, there should be less squinting at the blackboard in Chicago's public schools.
In June, the state legislature renewed a vision care program for CPS students and appropriated $3 million to...
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SPRINGFIELD—Advocates for school funding reform are focusing on "next year" after a once-promising spring legislative session left them empty-handed.
"Next year" is an election year, when the governor's office, two-thirds of the Illinois Senate and the entire Illinois House are up for grabs. Champions of a tax swap proposal designed to bring in more money for schools plan to use that to their advantage.
SPRINGFIELD—Advocates for school funding reform are focusing on "next year" after a once-promising spring legislative session left them empty-handed.
"Next year" is an election year,...
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Como muchos estudiantes de Escuelas de Público de Chicago, Michael Moseberry pone sus vistas en la asistencia a un colegio de 4 años, pero terminó en el colegio menor.
Los proyectos de Moseberry de asistir a Universidad de Illinois del Norte fracasaron cuando él devolvió sus formas de aceptación después de la fecha lÃmite y perdió su punto. Más bien que retrasar sus estudios postsecundarios, él se matriculó en un colegio de ciudad. AllÃ, él consiguió una sorpresa desagradable: Él falló las pruebas de colocación y aterrizó en cuatro cursos remediadores.
Como muchos estudiantes de Escuelas de Público de Chicago, Michael Moseberry pone sus vistas en la asistencia a un colegio de 4 años, pero terminó en el colegio menor.
Los proyectos de Moseberry de...
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Como la mayor parte de estudiantes de las Escuelas de Público de Chicago, Gage Park Debbi Fernandez quiso asistir a un colegio de 4 años. Pero sin el hormigón que planea preparar el terreno, ella terminó en el Colegio de Richard J. Daley en el Lado Sudoeste.
¿A qué escuela quiso usted asistir?
Universidad dominicana. Pero no apliqué. Era demasiado tarde, y también la carencia del dinero.
¿Cómo hizo usted en las pruebas de colocación?
Como la mayor parte de estudiantes de las Escuelas de Público de Chicago, Gage Park Debbi Fernandez quiso asistir a un colegio de 4 años. Pero sin el hormigón que planea preparar el terreno, ella...
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En febrero, el Departamento del los Estados Unidos de la Educación liberó un informe en las carreras educativas de estudiantes de colegio de edad tradicional que entran en centros universitarios. El autor Clifford Adelman, un investigador superior en el departamento, hablo con Catalyst Chicago sobre los hábitos que toman curso de estudiantes que probablemente ganarÃan el grado de un socio o la transferencia a una universidad, y ofrecieron el consejo siguiente a estudiantes.
No espere a matricularse
En febrero, el Departamento del los Estados Unidos de la Educación liberó un informe en las carreras educativas de estudiantes de colegio de edad tradicional que entran en centros universitarios. El...
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