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Leaving the neighborhood October 13, 2011 For years, the percentage of teenagers who attend their neighborhood high school hovered around 50 percent. But since the district has increased school options, primarily charter schools, that percentage has fallen and is now just 38 percent. As a result, principals scramble to find students and district officials admit that they need to take a hard look at the role of these schools—many of which are struggling academically. Read More \| (0) Comments	Most Preschoolers Chronically Absent September 18, 2011 Read More \| (0) Comments
Losing A Month of School September 18, 2011 Read More \| (0) Comments	Most Preschoolers Chronically Absent September 18, 2011 Read More \| (0) Comments
Unequal Attendance Problems September 18, 2011 Read More \| (0) Comments	Worse Than Average September 18, 2011 Read More \| (0) Comments
Thousands of students in early grades miss weeks of school September 18, 2011 By: Rebecca Harris At Revere Elementary in Greater Grand Crossing, a whopping 82 percent of preschoolers and 36 percent of kindergarteners missed 18 days of school or more in the 2009-10 school year—just under a month of school in a district that has one of the shortest school years in the country. Read More \| (3) Comments	Decoding the district's progress report for 2008 January 07, 2009 By: John Myers Chicago Public Schools put on its best face in 2008: Another Year of Strong Progress for Chicago’s Students – the district’s self-assessment of last year’s accomplishments and test score gains. But the rosy numbers mask a troubling reality, including decidedly mixed results on test scores at the showcase turnaround schools. On one measure – first-day attendance – the district is being disingenuous. Read More \| (0) Comments
'Record high' attendance a figment October 09, 2008 By: Sarah Karp Last year, students at Robeson High School in Englewood had one of the district’s worst attendance rates. But somehow, on the first day of school this year, attendance was more than perfect. This unlikely phenomenon is the result of how Chicago Public Schools calculates first-day attendance. Instead of counting the number of students who actually show up out of those who were assigned or enrolled to a school, the district compares them to enrollment estimates made in February. No-shows do not count against a school’s attendance at all. Read More \| (0) Comments

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