Virtual School + Dropouts = Diplomas
Virtual School + Dropouts = Diplomas
Yet another innovative use for online learning in Illinois.
Teacher Bailout: Do the Ends Justify a Lie?
Teacher Bailout: Do the Ends Justify a Lie?
It's expensive preventing trumped up mass layoffs.
GED = Dropout
GED = Dropout
New research: the GED has no resume value, but its misnomer as an "equivalent" credential might induce teenagers to needlessly leave high school.
New Study: High Employment Protections? Then Forget College
New Study: High Employment Protections? Then Forget College
A new paper at the American Enterprise Institute finds that high employment benefits appear to deflate interest in higher education.
Film Review: The Lottery
Film Review: The Lottery
Madeleine Sackler's "The Lottery" was shown as a one day event last night around the country. The film follows four Harlem families trying to win a lottery in order to gain admission to Harlem Success Academy, a high-achieving charter school in New York.
Classroom Size, If Not Class Size
Classroom Size, If Not Class Size
The Chicago Teachers Union sues to stop teacher layoffs, citing fire safety.
Extended School Day Could Help Kids
Extended School Day Could Help Kids
Chicago's public schools have a shorter school day than schools in New York, Los Angeles and practically every district in Illinois.
Strong and Growing: A Performance Review of Charter Schools
Strong and Growing: A Performance Review of Charter Schools
Throughout Illinois, a unique kind of public school is emerging: charter schools. Begun by non-profit groups, teams of teachers, or even universities, these new schools are trying innovative approaches to public education. Most importantly, they are creating additional choices for families, often in communities where public education has failed to meet the needs of parents...
Chicago Tribune: Voting in Favor of Bad Schools
Chicago Tribune: Voting in Favor of Bad Schools
John Tillman is featured in the Chicago Tribune. He discusses school choice.
Wall Street Journal: Republicans Sell Out Chicago Schoolkids
Wall Street Journal: Republicans Sell Out Chicago Schoolkids
In Illinois, GOP legislators side with teachers unions.
Voucher Update: How Did Your Representative Vote?
Voucher Update: How Did Your Representative Vote?
Did your legislator stand up for the kids? Or did they stand with the union lobbyists?
Capitol Update: SB 2494
Capitol Update: SB 2494
Director of education policy Collin Hitt gives an update on SB 2494, the bill that would give vouchers to students in Chicago's worst schools.
Update on SB2494 and School Choice
Update on SB2494 and School Choice
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The Facts About School Vouchers
The Facts About School Vouchers
SB2494 has been endorsed by newspapers across the state. Learn the facts about SB2494 below Does your legislator support SB2494? Find out more here. Senate Bill 2494 creates a pilot program to give parents in Chicago’s lowest-performing and most severely overcrowded schools educational options. Each family enrolled in one of these schools will be offered a school...