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Digital divide among CPS students, schools: study
April 18, 2013
By: Sarah Karp

The vast majority of CPS middle school and high school students have access to the Internet, but only half of them regularly use it to do academic work.

That is one of the more unexpected findings of a Consortium on Chicago School Research study on technology use among CPS students, released today.

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In the News: Algebra-for-all has downside, study shows
August 03, 2012
By: Cassandra West

The push for algebra-for-all policies may inadvertently take a toll on high-achieving students, suggests a new study by the University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research and reported by Education Week.

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In the News: CPS' cooperation with Consortium essential
February 13, 2012
By: Cassandra West

In order to truly serve the children of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools must be willing share essential and sufficient data with The University of Chicago Consortium on School Research that will ensure it continues producing the solid and insightful research that "educators and policy makers actually can use to make good decisions," Catalyst founder and publisher Linda Lenz writes in an op-ed published by the Sun-Times.

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In the News: CTU complaint accuses CPS of discrimination
February 09, 2012
By: Cassandra West

The Chicago Teachers Union and four tenured teachers on Wednesday filed a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging that the Chicago Board of Education’s 2011 layoff policy has had a disparate impact on black teachers, the union announced in a press release.

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