Collin Hitt

Trib to New Chicago Public Schools Boss: Don’t Slack

By Chris Andriesen
11/22/2010
by Collin Hitt Some big efforts were begun by Ron Huberman during his time as CEO of Chicago Public Schools.  The Trib editors encouraged his replacement Terry Mazany to keep shouldering those boulders uphill.  I would agree, especially with this one: “There’s a boulder labeled Extending The School Day. Huberman started pilot programs to give...

TAGS: CPS: Chicago Public Schools

Terry Mazany named head of Chicago Public Schools

By Chris Andriesen
11/16/2010
By Collin Hitt Greg Hinz reports that Mayor Daley has officially named the replacement for the outgoing Chicago Public Schools chief Ron Huberman. The new schools CEO – and probably the last of the Daley administration – is Terry Mazany from the Chicago Community Trust, who will serve in an interim role until the city’s next mayor...

TAGS: Chicago

NYC Loses Its Schools Chief

By Chris Andriesen
11/11/2010
by Collin Hitt The head of New York City’s schools is leaving after eight largely successful years. Replacing Joel Klein as Chacellor – that’s what they call their superintendent in NYC – will be publishing exec Cathie Black.  During Klein’s tenure, the percentage of poor fourth graders scoring as proficient in reading on the Nation’s Report Card...

Charter Schools in the UK?

11/01/2010
by Collin Hitt The UK is considering a new policy modeled after charter schools in America.  Called “free schools,” the proposal has been endorsed by Arne Duncan in advance of his visit to the country this week.  A story in today’s London Telegraph framed the issue well, and quoted yours truly: For Mr Gove, the...

It’s Report Card Day for Illinois Schools!

10/29/2010
by Collin Hitt The Illinois State Board of Education has announced that it will release school report cards today, showing whether schools are doing better or worse at meeting state and federal academic standards. The decision to release information on a Friday afternoon heading into a weekend when everyone is going to be focused on...

Spending Is Up Since Blago Left Town

10/28/2010
by Collin Hitt A new brief by the red-hot Civic Federation looks at the state budget in FY2011: “Total spending and transfers out increased by $543 million, or 1.6%, from $33.0 billion in FY2009 to $33.5 billion in FY2011.” Yes, programmatic spending is down. But pension payments are way up, 67 percent. Government in Illinois isn’t getting smaller yet...
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FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

Illinois students could soon benefit from scholarship money to help them find a tutor, attend ACT or SAT prep sessions, pay tuition, get special education services or assist with other academic needs. That will happen in Illinois only if Gov. J.B. Pritzker lets the state’s schoolchildren benefit from the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program, established...

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