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Even as CPS opens more new schools, children with special needs have a tougher time finding options. Placements in private therapeutic schools are scarce, and some charters are reluctant to enroll them.

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Jean-Claude Brizard

In the News: Lawmakers OK more high school math options April 26, 2012 By: Cassandra West Illinois lawmakers approved a proposal Wednesday that would increase the range of courses that count toward meeting high school math requirements. Read More \| (0) Comments	In the News: Springfield meddling in CPS affairs? April 09, 2012 By: Cassandra West A Tribune editorial says Springfield is meddling too much in CPS affairs, "with a barrage of bills that would cripple long overdue reforms." Read More \| (3) Comments
Legislators grill Brizard on school closings, turnarounds April 02, 2012 By: Jim Broadway SPRINGFIELD -- Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard and members of his staff were grilled for more than two hours by legislators who sharply questioned the district’s decision-making on school closings and turnarounds and called for a summit of the CPS facilities task force. Read More \| (33) Comments	In the News: CPS' parent liaison resigns March 16, 2012 By: Cassandra West The woman hired by CPS chief Jean-Claude Brizard to head the district's family and community engagement efforts has resigned after just seven months on the jobs, the Tribune reports. Read More \| (5) Comments
In the News: Black suspension rate 'alarming' March 07, 2012 By: Cassandra West U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan acknowledged Monday that African American students receive disproportionately harsher discipline than white students in schools nationwide — and especially in Chicago. Read More \| (9) Comments	In the News: CPS pays millions for unused time off February 03, 2012 By: Cassandra West Cash-strapped though it is, Chicago Public Schools spends tens of millions of dollars annually to departing employees for unused time off, the Sun-Times reports. Read More \| (8) Comments
In the News: Brizard talks overcrowding, sex ed, turnarounds January 06, 2012 By: Cassandra West In Thursday's edition of WBEZ's "Schools on the Line" program, Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard fielded questions from parents, teachers and students about everything from sex education to recouping more than a million dollars the district improperly paid to retired teachers. Read More \| (2) Comments	In the News: SGA gets Promise planning grant December 20, 2011 By: Cassandra West SGA Youth & Family Services in Chicago is the only Illinois agency to be awarded a Promise Neighborhood Planning grant. Senior officials from the Obama Administration and the U.S. Department of Education announced the awards Monday. Read More \| (0) Comments
Q&A with Jean-Claude Brizard December 07, 2011 By: Lorraine Forte and Sarah Karp When state legislators passed a law in 2009 requiring clear guidelines for school closings in Chicago, the goal was simple: to bring transparency and community input into decisions about vital public institutions. But the law didn’t stop complaints on the heels of the recent announcement that CPS plans to turn around a record 10 schools next year. Read More \| (5) Comments

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