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Cheat Sheet: 'Don't give the sheep the pig chow'

Feb. 24, 2011
Cheat Sheet is Eight Forty-Eight's monthly guide to Chicago School Board meetings. Last month Chicago’s Board of Education approved some new charter schools.

Indiana teachers slam proposed labor changes

Feb. 24, 2011
Public school teachers in Indiana say they’re under attack by Republican lawmakers who want to roll back collective bargaining rights.

Rahm's homework: Find a schools chief

Feb. 23, 2011
Read Rahm Emanuel's answers to our education policy questionnaireMayor-elect Rahm Emanuel is searching for a new CEO for Chicago Public Schools.

Chicagoans map out priorities for Mayor Elect Rahm Emanuel

Feb. 23, 2011
Mayor Elect Rahm Emanuel will be joined by some new faces at City Council. And 14 aldermanic races appear to be headed for April runoffs. We know some of the winners and losers, but what does it all mean?

Unfiltered: Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel's press conference

Feb. 23, 2011
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel's press conference the morning after winning the mayoral election.

Renaissance 2010: More success with high schools

Feb. 18, 2011
How successful have Renaissance 2010 schools been at adding to the quality of schools in Chicago's neighborhoods? See our interactive graphic. Nearly seven years ago, Chicago launched a plan to create 100 new schools.

City's Renaissance 2010 schools earn mixed grades

Feb. 17, 2011
See our comparisons of Renaissance 2010 schools in an interactive graphic.

Renaissance 2010 interactive graphic

Feb. 16, 2011
Try our interactive graphic!WBEZ compared Renaissance 2010 schools to nearby neighborhood schools. Renaissance elementary schools outperformed their comparison schools in 58 percent of the grades and subjects tested.

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