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In push for elected School Board, don't forget local school councils December 12, 2012 By: Kylene Young This year, I helped hire my boss. I had the unusual opportunity to play a crucial role in deciding who would evaluate my job performance and ultimately decide whether or not I would keep my job as a teacher in Chicago Public Schools. Read More \| (24) Comments	School closing, turnaround lawsuit dismissed May 25, 2012 By: Rebecca Harris In a victory for CPS, a judge has dismissed for the second time a lawsuit filed by parents who sought to stop school closings and turnarounds. Read More \| (13) Comments
In the News: LSC elections start Wednesday April 17, 2012 By: Cassandra West Local School Council elections in Chicago Public Schools start this Wednesday, with 6,500 candidates running for the school-based seats. Meanwhile, CPS has created an app called, "Who is Running for my Local School Council?" so parents can see a list of candidates running for positions. Read More \| (0) Comments	In the News: CPS policy on LSC process criticized April 11, 2012 By: Cassandra West One of the original authors of the LSC concept says Chicago Public Schools obstructed their own efforts to promote LSC elections by taking more than a week to make the names of Local School Council candidates available to the press or public. Read More \| (0) Comments
In the News: State rep proposes LSC merit pay March 23, 2012 By: Cassandra West State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (D-Chicago) wants to offer merit pay to elected Local School Council members whose schools show marked academic improvement, Progress Illinois reports. Read More \| (3) Comments	In the News: Baccalaureate program boosts CPS kids March 22, 2012 By: Cassandra West A study released today that looks at the affect of the 13 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programs in Chicago found that when compared to a matched comparison group, IBDP students are 40 percent more likely to attend a four-year college and 50 percent more likely to attend a more selective college. Read More \| (1) Comments
In the News: LSC reps still needed March 21, 2012 By: Cassandra West Chicago Public Schools is looking for nearly 2,000 parents and community representatives to stand for upcoming local school council elections. As of 9 a.m. Tuesday, 1,395 parents were still needed to serve on councils at 359 schools, and 490 community representatives were needed at 302 schools, according to WBEZ. The deadline to sign up is 3 p.m. Friday. Read More \| (1) Comments	Deadline extended to run for local school councils March 07, 2012 By: Lindsay Abbassian Faced with a dearth of candidates, CPS has for the second time extended the deadline to register to run in next month’s local school council elections. Candidates now have until March 23rd to file. So far, only 2,060 candidates have been recruited for more than 6,800 open seats in the April 18th elections. Read More \| (3) Comments
In the News: Suburban schools lag bilingual ed needs February 10, 2012 By: Cassandra West The rapid growth of Latino and other immigrant populations in Chicago’s suburbs is outstripping the ability of public schools to provide bilingual programs mandated by Illinois, and government financing for the programs is shrinking, state records show, according to a Catalyst Chicago story that appeared in the New York Times. Read More \| (0) Comments

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