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A raft of past programs have failed to substantially improve the reading skills of middle grade and high school students. CPS is trying once again, as part of a federal project that aims to help teens learn how to analyze complex non-fiction.

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CPS won't take recommendations against closings May 07, 2013 By: Sarah Karp CPS officials on Tuesday mostly dismissed the conclusions by independent hearing officers that the district should not close 11 schools, without addressing safety concerns and questions about the academics at the receiving schools. Speaking on background, the officials said that the hearing officers--who concluded that CPS did not comply with state law and therefore should not close the schools--either did not understand or over-stepped their role. Read More \| (103) Comments	Charters, closings questioned by board members April 24, 2013 By: Sarah Karp CPS board members approved Wednesday the expansion of several charter networks but, in an unusual occurrence for an appointed board that usually accepts all of the administration’s recommendations, the proposals did not all earn unanimous votes. Read More \| (7) Comments
Concept Charter Schools get a green light April 22, 2013 By: Sarah Karp Two new charter schools will open up this fall in Chicago, but neither will have a formal connection to CPS. After CPS rejected Concept Charter School’s proposal to open two schools, the operator turned to the Illinois State Charter School Commission, which was created two years ago to handle appeals when proposals are turned down. The commission last month approved Concept’s plan to open two kindergarten-through-12th grade schools. Read More \| (31) Comments	In the News: Publisher calls CPS move 'censorship' March 19, 2013 By: Cassandra West Following reports that the Chicago Public Schools were removing copies of Marjane Satrapi’s autobiographical graphic novel "Persepolis" from classrooms and libraries, Knopf Doubleday, the parent company of the book's publisher, Random House, issued a statement saying the move "smacks of censorship.” (Truth Out) Read More \| (6) Comments
School closing logistics on tight timeline March 08, 2013 By: Sarah Karp CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett has three weeks before state law dictates that she announce the district’s final school closing recommendations, but time is running out if parents are to get time to weigh their school options before the end of the year. Read More \| (4) Comments	Multi-city reporting project on learning time March 06, 2013 By: Linda Lenz Dear Catalyst Chicago Readers, I am pleased to announce that Catalyst will be part of a multi-city reporting project that will examine the issue of expanded learning time. Read More \| (2) Comments
Timeline: The school closings debate February 28, 2013 By: Rebecca Harris and Dona Fernandes CPS is expected to announce its final list of planned school closures in March. Here’s a timeline tracing the last two years of closings under Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Read More \| (3) Comments	Charters to undergo yearly reviews, “warning” list February 27, 2013 By: Rebecca Harris Even as CPS decided to ramp up its get-tough stance on charter schools and phase out two campuses for poor performance, a vote on the fate of the DuSable Campus of Betty Shabazz Charter School drew the rare opposition of board members Andrea Zopp and Mahalia Hines. Read More \| (16) Comments
ASPIRA charter expanding as one school closes February 26, 2013 By: Rebecca Harris Even as CPS announced last week that it was phasing out ASPIRA’s Mirta Ramirez Computer Science High School campus for poor performance, plans were under way to approve a new campus for the charter operator. Read More \| (1) Comments

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