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In the News: Churches with city deals back mayor on longer day January 27, 2012 By: Cassandra West This morning's Tribune is reporting on faith-based groups that show their community support for Mayor Rahm Emanuel's controversial plans to lengthen the school day and close failing schools while also receiving millions of dollars in grants from his administration. Read More \| (5) Comments	In the News: Parents, union question 7.5-hour day January 10, 2012 By: Cassandra West While Mayor Emanuel on Monday defended his choice of lengthening the school day to 7.5 hours, saying the number was "not arbitrary," the teachers union and a parent group maintained that research does not support such a long day. (Tribune) Read More \| (0) Comments
In the News: H.S. dropouts cost society plenty December 07, 2011 By: Casandra West Those who drop out of high school receive on average $1,500 a year more from government than they pay in taxes because they are more likely to get benefits or to be in prison, according to a study of Illinois and Chicago residents done on behalf of the Chicago Urban League and some education groups. (Reuters/Tribune) Read More \| (2) Comments	For the record: The costs of high school dropouts December 06, 2011 By: Rebecca Harris One in seven Chicagoans age 19 to 24 are dropouts and the costs to the city and state are staggering, according “High School Dropouts in Chicago and Illinois: The Growing Labor Market, Income, Civic, Social and Fiscal Costs of Dropping Out of High School,” a report Northeastern University researchers prepared for the Chicago Urban League and released today. Read More \| (3) Comments
In the News: Getting at why school choice fails December 06, 2011 By: Cassandra West Natalie Hopkinson, a Washington-based writer and parent, takes on the perverse inequities that play out along racial lines and have resulted from a "reform" process that proponents say will bring choice and accountability to school systems in majority-black neighborhoods such as hers. (The New York Times) Read More \| (0) Comments	In the News: Teacher feedback on evaluations revealed November 28, 2011 By: Cassandra West A study that will be released by Chicago Public Schools today shows teachers strongly oppose tying student achievement to their own performance. (Tribune) Read More \| (0) Comments
In the News: Sexual harassment prevalent in schools November 08, 2011 By: Cassandra West Nearly half of 7th to 12th graders experienced sexual harassment in the last school year, according to a study scheduled for release on Monday, with 87 percent of those who have been harassed reporting negative effects such as absenteeism, poor sleep and stomachaches. (The New York Times) Read More \| (2) Comments	Ed Week: High dropout rate for black males in KIPP April 01, 2011 By: Mary Ann Zehr, Education Week KIPP charter middle schools enroll a significantly higher proportion of African-American students than the local school districts they draw from, but 40 percent of the black males they enroll leave between grades 6 and 8, says a new nationwide study by researchers at Western Michigan University. Read More \| (0) Comments
Defining values: A roadmap to helping urban youth February 14, 2011 By: Montana Butsch Sometimes, young people value doing nothing over doing something. Read More \| (1) Comments

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