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YouTube co-founder and alum donates $1M to Illinois Math and Science Academy

November 19, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
YouTube co-founder Steve Chen has made a $1 million gift to his alma mater, the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora, to help build a $1.9 million…
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32,000 Chicago students were chronically absent in 2010-11

November 13, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports
Nearly 32,000 — or approximately 1 in 8 — Chicago public school students in kindergarten through eighth grade missed four weeks of class or more during the 2010-11…
District Management

Military leaders point to schools in U.S. fat fight

September 25, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports
Former U.S military leaders have identified a latent threat to the potential for a leaner, more agile fighting force: the school vending machine, the Chicago Tribune reports.
District Management

School employees accused of lying for free, reduced lunches

July 17, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports
A dozen Chicago Public Schools principals and assistant principals have been removed from their posts following allegations that they lied on forms to get their children free or…
Blended Learning

CPS mulls deal to expand virtual education

December 14, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports
With an eye toward expanding Chicago Public Schools' online education offerings, the school board will consider awarding a share of a three-year, $1.9 million contract Wednesday to K-12…
District Management

Lawsuit accuses security guard of handcuffing first-graders for talking in class

September 1, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports
The attorney for a family suing Chicago Public Schools over the alleged handcuffing of a first-grader in 2010 said Tuesday that the boy was among several 6- and…
Research

Public high school grads struggle at college

August 31, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports
New data show GPAs decline markedly, raising questions about whether students are prepared for demands of higher education, the Chicago Tribune reports.
District Management

Ind. schools chief suggests grades for districts

August 5, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports
Indiana's state schools superintendent wants to start giving school districts letter grades on an A-to-F scale to hold them accountable for how their schools perform, the Chicago Tribune…
District Management

Brizard to realign ‘mini-superintendents’

July 27, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports
Two months into his new role overseeing Chicago Public Schools, CEO Jean-Claude Brizard has begun reorganizing a school system he calls "fragmented," reports the Chicago Tribune.
Teaching & Learning

Iowa’s education system needs overhaul

July 26, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan warned Monday that Iowa's education system, once among the nation's best is slowly sinking into mediocrity and needs a dramatic overhaul, reports the…
Curriculum

Illinois erases state’s last writing exam

July 11, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports
Illinois high school juniors no longer will be tested on writing skills during the state's standardized tests every spring, eliminating the last Illinois writing exam and shaving about…
IT Management

Should students ‘friend’ teachers online?

August 11, 2010 by Maya Prabhu
As teachers increasingly connect with their students online, school districts are working to define appropriate ways for teachers and students to communicate outside the classroom, reports the Chicago…
Blended Learning

MSU starts online ed technology doctorate option

February 18, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports
Michigan State University is starting an online option in its Ph.D. program in educational technology, the Chicago Tribune reports.

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