F in attendance for city schoolsNews from Chicago Tribune: A Tribune investigation has found that nearly 32,000 Chicago students in public elementary schools — or roughly 1 in 8 — missed four weeks or more of class during the 2010-11 year, as the cash-strapped district does little to stem a devastating problem. For the Chicago [...]
Should this school be saved? The fight over Chicago’s Dyett HighNews from Chicago Tribune: CHICAGO (Reuters) – By just about any definition, Walter H. Dyett High School has failed. Just 10 percent can pass the state math exam; barely one in six is proficient in reading. The technology lab is so ancient, some of the [...]
