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    May 24, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. State bans new online charter schools for 1 year

    Illinois has put a one-year moratorium on new virtual charter schools outside Chicago at the urging of a handful of west suburban school districts.
    Illinois has put a one-year moratorium on new virtual charter schools outside Chicago at the urging of a handful of west suburban school districts. Gov. Pat Quinn signed the legislation Friday. It also directs a state commission to study issues such...

    Tags: Students, Credit and Debt, Chicago Charter Schools, Pat Quinn, Teaching and Learning

    2. May 6, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. The do-nothing caucus

    Last fall on this page, we endorsed candidates for the Illinois House based largely on their fiscal policies. Illinois is beyond a crisis point; its lawmakers need to find solutions. So:
    Last fall on this page, we endorsed candidates for the Illinois House based largely on their fiscal policies. Illinois is beyond a crisis point; its lawmakers need to find solutions. So: Were candidates willing to enact serious pension reform? Cut state...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Brandon W. Phelps, Jerry Costello, Chad, Kelly M. Cassidy

    3. Apr 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Valley View rejects online charter school proposal

    Valley View School District board members have rejected a proposal for an online charter school in the district.
    Valley View School District board members have rejected a proposal for an online charter school in the district. The Virtual Charter School @ Fox River Valley has recently submitted proposals to about 18 districts throughout the south and west suburbs....

    Tags: Students, Chicago Charter Schools, Teaching and Learning

    4. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. D202 opposes plan for online charter school

    Plainfield school officials lined up Monday with neighboring districts to reject a proposal for an online charter school.
    Plainfield school officials lined up Monday with neighboring districts to reject a proposal for an online charter school. The virtual school would serve students from 18 school districts, including Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202....

    Tags: Students, Plainfield (Will, Illinois), Credit and Debt, Mike Kelly, Crime, Law and Justice

    5. Apr 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Naperville D203 rejects plan for online school

    Naperville District 203 school board members rejected a proposal for an online charter school in the district at Monday's school board meeting.
    Naperville District 203 school board members rejected a proposal for an online charter school in the district at Monday's school board meeting. "There are many reasons to deny the application of the Illinois Virtual Charter School," said board member...

    Tags: Students, Springfield, Chicago Charter Schools, Teaching and Learning

    6. Apr 12, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. West suburban districts lining up against online charter school

    School districts in the western suburbs are lining up against a proposal to open an online charter school that they say is not in the best interests of students or taxpayers. That might leave a state commission to decide whether students will be signing...

    Tags: Students, Credit and Debt, Crime, Law and Justice, Geneva (Seminole, Florida), Chicago Charter Schools

    7. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Move to lower mandatory school age faces 'uphill climb'

    To address a devastating pattern of elementary-grade absenteeism in Chicago Public Schools and across the state, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Gov. Pat Quinn have thrown their support behind legislation to lower Illinois' compulsory attendance age from 7 to 6 or even 5.
    To address a devastating pattern of elementary-grade absenteeism in Chicago Public Schools and across the state, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Gov. Pat Quinn have thrown their support behind legislation to lower Illinois' compulsory attendance age from 7 to 6 or...

    Tags: Research, Chicago Mayor, University of Chicago, Kimberly Lightford, David Luechtefeld

    8. Dec 11, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. CPS head targets K-8 'dropout pipeline'

    Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett vowed Monday to move forcefully to address the city's crisis in K-8 truancy and absenteeism, declaring: "We must work to shut down the dropout pipeline." She said that "while the district has not fully...

    Tags: U.S. House Committee on Rules, Chicago Mayor, Executive Branch, Barbara Flynn Currie, Politics

    9. Dec 26, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Authorities seek solutions for K-8 absenteeism in Chicago schools

    As authorities move to address K-8 absenteeism and truancy in Chicago schools, where tens of thousands of elementary students miss a month or more of school each year, they may not have to look far for workable strategies.
    As authorities move to address K-8 absenteeism and truancy in Chicago schools, where tens of thousands of elementary students miss a month or more of school each year, they may not have to look far for workable strategies. Government agencies and...

    Tags: Separation of Church and State, Mary E Flowers, Environmental Issues, University of Chicago, Apple iPhone

    10. Feb 2, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Panel seeks solutions to school absenteeism

    At a West Side town hall meeting Saturday, a panel of elected officials and community activists decried Chicago’s crisis in elementary grade truancy and absenteeism, and vowed to work on reforms that could save countless children from failure in school and life.
    Tribune reporters
    At a West Side town hall meeting Saturday, a panel of elected officials and community activists decried Chicago’s crisis in elementary grade truancy and absenteeism, and vowed to work on reforms that could save countless children from failure in...

    Tags: Civil Rights, Aurora, Human Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Juvenile Delinquency

    11. Dec 10, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. CPS head, lawmaker vow to work on truancy after Tribune series

    A top state lawmaker and the head of the Chicago Public schools on Monday vowed to support a high-level task force aimed at combating the crisis in K-8 grade absenteeism and truancy exposed by a recent Tribune series.
    Tribune reporter
    A top state lawmaker and the head of the Chicago Public schools on Monday vowed to support a high-level task force aimed at combating the crisis in K-8 grade absenteeism and truancy exposed by a recent Tribune series. Speaking at a drop-out prevention...

    Tags: Union League Club, Chicago Mayor, Chicago Public Schools, Executive Branch, Barbara Flynn Currie

    12. Nov 27, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Legislator seeks truancy task force for Chicago schools

    State Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia today introduced legislation to create a task force to "address the truancy and excessive absences epidemic" in Chicago's public elementary schools.
    Tribune reporters
    State Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia today introduced legislation to create a task force to "address the truancy and excessive absences epidemic" in Chicago's public elementary schools. The resolution creating the panel would have to be approved by the state...

    Tags: Chicago Mayor, Executive Branch, Chicago, Politics, Human Interest

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