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In the News: Public money, private schools
By: Cassandra West / March 05, 2012
At a gathering for the Economic Club of Chicago Monday, schools chief Jean-Claude Brizard voiced support for public dollars “following” students to private schools, but later a district spokeswoman said he was not recommending that the state adopt school vouchers. (Tribune)
A busload of Chicago Public Schools students set up shop outside the Cook County Juvenile Center on Monday, to suggest that’s where they’ll end up, unless CPS eases its disciplinary policies. (CBS Chicago)
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Dist. 220 parents say funding Chinese program would create hardships. (Daily Herald)
IN THE NATION
L.A. schools Supt. John Deasy said Monday he would support a state audit of the school system’s handling of child sexual-abuse cases. (Los Angeles Times)
The fifth-grade teachers at a top school in New York City received dismal numerical ratings, a consequence of the Education Department’s use of student test results to calculate the scores. (The New York Times)
Academic Enhancement jerks--8th grade students get their
rejection notices at schooltoday and if they did get an acceptance, 8th graders MUST respond by this friday--IT is ISAT TIME --what is wrong with you? This could not be done after ISAT? You want 8th graders to get lower scores?
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