Local school councils are out, Renaissance 2010 is in, and the fight against the machine has only begun. Activists and experts have taken a stand to bring back public schools and public involvement in education; they said they are fighting for their voice. Pauline Lipman, policy studies professor at the University of Illinois at...
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Sharon Morgan sits at her desk surrounded by piles of paperwork and a cup of Dunkin Donuts coffee. As she shuffles through the paperwork, she marks her calendar on the day where she plans to speak to her 7th and 8th grade students about completing applications for the best high schools in the city....
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Story by: Christopher Brinckerhoff April 24, 2009 – A leader of a top parent advocacy group said a long-awaited report released by the Chicago Public Schools last week is missing critical information on how school closings affect students, which was to be the main emphasis of the review. Julie Woestehoff, director of Parents United...
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Story by: Christopher Brinckerhoff April 21, 2009 – On inauguration day, Wanda Hopkins was moved to tears at her daughter’s school as the youngsters of many races and backgrounds joined together in a prayer with the pastor onscreen. “To see every child in that room reciting that prayer; it was just awesome,” Hopkins said. “I...
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