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Charter school for county? A group of concerned citizens have presented a proposal to the Joliet Township High School Board about opening the first charter school in Will County. Read more... Deadline to apply to Chicago's magnet schools is Friday The deadline to apply to Chicago Public Schools magnet schools and specialized programs is Friday, officials said Tuesday as a reminder to parents and students. Read more... Poll: Most parents favor non-public schools A poll released Tuesday found that most Illinoisans would send their children to private, parochial or charter schools if they had the choice, according to an education think tank. Read more... Push for Catholic school Southwest suburbs Plans still in the works for a parochial high school closer to home Read more... Study examines public, private schools WASHINGTON --Low-income students who attend urban public high schools generally do just as well as private-school students with similar backgrounds, according to a study being released Wednesday. Read more... Catholic schools chief to resign Superintendent first parent in that role Nicholas Wolsonovich, the first parent to lead Chicago's Roman Catholic school system, said Monday he will resign his post as superintendent by the end of... Read more... 3 charter schools find home in Archer Heights Three charter schools will fill vacant warehouse space in the Archer Heights neighborhood. UNO Charter School Network Inc., a non-profit charter-school developer, will convert the warehouse at 4615 S. Kildare Ave. and at 4248 W. 47th St., into two elementary schools and one... Read more... Charter school network founder indicted SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. --The founder of one of California's largest charter school networks was indicted Tuesday on 113 felony counts and accused of siphoning millions in public school funds, prosecutors said... Read more... Taken to task, charter school board fills open seat Grayslake panel plagued by bickering Under the threat that its school's charter could be revoked because of bad behavior, the squabbling board of directors for Prairie Crossing Charter School ended a 4-4 stalemate Tuesday by filling a vacant board position, but only after... Read more... Infighting puts school charter in jeopardy Its student test scores rank among the top in the state, but Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake is at risk of losing its charter because its board of directors cannot get along... Read more... Robertson Charter School students will see promised rewards for succesful achievement tests DECATUR - The promise made to Robertson Charter School students in the spring will be kept in September. President and CEO Bishop G.E. Livingston and Principal Cordell Ingram told the students before Illinois Standards Achievement Tests in March that students who met or exceeded state standards in math and reading would get a trip to Six Flags... Read more... SIUE East St. Louis charter school recognized for No Barriers Project The SIUE East St. Louis Charter School will be recognized today in Chicago by the Charter Up! organization for its partnership with Effingham High School. The No Barriers Project partnered the charter school with the Effingham High School to promote cross-cultural... Read more... Feuding charter school board seeks guidance from state Prairie Crossing Charter School's board president says she doesn't want bickering among her colleagues to hurt education there, so she's asked a state agency for help. Temporary legal advice and oversight for the elected officials at the suburbs' only charter school is on the way... Read more... School districts reject Venice transfers Students left to pick ESL, Lovejoy VENICE --The Rev. James Harrell has lived in this city all his life. He told a crowd of several dozen parents, school leaders and city leaders Tuesday at a town hall meeting, hosted by the United Congregations of Metro-East, that it pains him that there is no... Read more... 3 Illinois charter schools are called fiscally fit Study says facilities don't sap funds from home districts Read more... Report: Charter schools not a burden Charter schools do not unduly burden local school districts from which they draw students and state dollars, according to the Civic Federation in a report released Monday. Read more... Letter to the Editor: The need to preserve public schools Downers Grove -- This is in response to "Do away with public schools" (Commentary, June 14), by columnist Jonah Goldberg, which reminded me of a propaganda technique called The Big Lie. The idea is to tell lies so outrageous and repeat them so often that they become the accepted truth. Read more... Editorial: Do away with public schools Private, parochial and charter schools are better. Parents know this. Applications to these schools are rising and home schooling has exploded. Read more... |
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