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Friday, November 21, 2008 Advocates of charter school defend Waukegan proposal By Ralph Zahorik Chicago Tribune A proposed charter high school for Waukegan got a cool reception this week from the city's public school board. The Waukegan School Board, prompted by community concerns about low test scores and high drop-out rates, is considering the 600-student charter high school proposal. The plan was promoted by Lake County United, a community group,... Friday, November 21, 2008 Charter school shows Rockford group teaching 'more than a job' RRSTAR.COM STAFF REPORTS Rockford Register Star In a word, Greg Graber described Chicago International Charter School–Bucktown Campus as "impressive." The general manager of WIFR was impressed with teachers and students with their mind set that this is more than a job. Now he wants to get that mind set up and running in Rockford. Test scores are in t... Thursday, November 20, 2008 NKO Charter School second-graders get head start on business school education By Deva Woodly University of Chicago Chronicle A second-grade business lunch is a thing to behold. Students at the University’s North Kenwood/Oakland Charter School recently sat cheerfully chattering and enjoying the McDonald’s fries they’d bought out of the profits from a successful and innovative button-making business they launched in October. The Community Pin M... Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Nonprofit makes case for charter school By RYAN PAGELOW Lake County News-Sun WAUKEGAN -- Jennifer Rodriguez, a Waukegan mother of six, would like a choice when her daughter, Rachel, starts high school next year. She and her children were among the more than 400 people at a public hearing Tuesday night at Waukegan High School regarding opening a charter high school. "I think it will force (Waukegan Public... Wednesday, November 19, 2008 New group aims to tackle education issues in Illinois Report outlines state's deficiencies Tribune staff report Chicago Tribune Just 29 percent of Illinois students are deemed proficient on national assessment tests that gauge student progress and less than a quarter of the state's high school students are ready for college, according to a report released Tuesday. The report compiled previously released i... Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Nonprofit makes case for charter school By RYAN PAGELOW Lake County News-Sun a choice when her daughter, Rachel, starts high school next year. She and her children were among the more than 400 people at a public hearing Tuesday night at Waukegan High School regarding opening a charter high school. "I think it will force (Waukegan Public Schools) to do better to bring standards up higher," Rodriguez said. "... Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Officials hope education on Obama's priority list BY PAUL D. BOWKER, Education reporter Chi-Town Daily News Two weeks have passed since Barack Obama’s election as president of the United States and national focus is on fixing the troubled economy. But deep inside the downtown central office of Chicago Public Schools, excitement about an Obama White House and what it could do for educational reform and funding is spreading. <... Friday, November 14, 2008 Charter School Students More Likely to Graduate High School Jay P. Greene Blog The researchers look at whether attending a charter high school in Chicago and Florida increases the likelihood that students would graduate high school and go on to college. The short answer is that it does. ...... Thursday, November 13, 2008 Public charter high school proposal to be reviewed Waukegan News Sun 18, which allows representatives of Chicago International Charter School to discuss their proposal to open the Waukegan College Prep Academy next fall with ...... Wednesday, November 12, 2008 First Family dilemma: Which school for the kids? Chicago Tribune ...Obama argued that she didn't. Instead, Obama said, she supports publicly funded, privately run charter schools. "I doubled the number of charter schools in Illinois ," Obama pointed out, "despite some reservations from teachers unions...... Monday, November 10, 2008 New blueprint for black males Chicago Tribune King is the founder of Illinois' first charter school for boys, Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men. The school is in the Englewood neighborhood and serves 450 young black men, the overwhelming majority of whom come from low-income, single-parent homes.... Friday, November 07, 2008 Newsmaker: Charter Schools Kimberly Nelson MyStateLine.com Another form of alternative education is being looked at in Rockford. Local school officials and many community members want to know if charter schools will work in District 205. To help explain how they work, Laurie Preece is joining us tonight.... Friday, November 07, 2008 Obama favors revisions to NCLB By Lyanne Melendez ABC-7 SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Most teachers' unions and educators in California expect President-elect Barack Obama to make changes to the nation's education system. He has been a critic of President Bush's No Child Left Behind Act, and unlike President Bush, he supports charter schools. President-elect Obama has spoken of changes for America... Thursday, November 06, 2008 A Charter for the Obamas? Yglesias The same New York Times article that mentioned Andray Blatche’s desire to shoot hoops with the new president also contains this less fanciful bit of speculation: At weekend soccer games, parents wonder aloud which of the city’s exclusive private schools might win the presidential sweepstakes by enrolling Malia and Sasha. (The Obamas could, of course, go the Jimmy Carter ... Thursday, November 06, 2008 Unlike Bush, Obama favors charter schools By Lyanne Melendez ABC News SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Most teachers' unions and educators in California expect President-elect Barack Obama to make changes to the nation's education system. He has been a critic of President Bush's No Child Left Behind Act, and unlike President Bush, he supports charter schools. President-elect Obama has spoken of changes for Am...
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