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CN April 14 2016

  Chicago Public Schools runs 87 high schools, most of them of the “neighborhood” variety. But 50 of them are under-enrolled, and 35 are less than 50% full. Some have only a tiny fraction of the 2,000 or so students … Continue reading

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CN January 17, 2013

Guns and gun regulation policy dominated this week’s news, both nationally and locally. And Steve Edwards was in the middle of Chicago’s discussion, in his new capacity with the Institute for Politics at the University of Chicago.  The Institute held … Continue reading

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CN February 23, 2012

Karen Lewis, the President of the CTU, is our sole guest the week. The CPS Board’s unanimous decision yesterday to close  or “turn around” 17 schools will result in contracts for the Academy of Urban School Leadership, which will be … Continue reading

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