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The Chicago public school system, also known as CPS, includes 655 schools, 408,600 students and 44,417 employees, including 588 principals and more than 24,600 teachers. CPS is the third largest school district in the United States led by CEO Arne Duncan.
The Chicago public school system, also known as CPS, includes 655 schools, 408,600 students and 44,417 employees, including 588 principals and more than 24,600 teachers. CPS is the third largest school district in the United States led by CEO Arne Duncan.
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City leaders to recommend approval of gay high school
Chicago Tribune reporterPointing to studies showing that gay high school students are at greater risk of dropping out because of stigma and fear of violence, Chicago Public Schools leaders said Wednesday that they will recommend opening a campus aimed at these students. Final...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups
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A gay-friendly high school proposed for Chicago
Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan has unveiled 20 new school proposals, among them a "gay-friendly" high school that will weave gay and lesbian "heroes" into its curriculum. According to advocates of the school, the Pride Campus of Social Justice...Tags: Curricula, Teaching and Learning, Gays and Lesbians, Chicago Sun-Times, Minority Groups
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Chicago Public Schools investigate beating charge
A high school volleyball player who complained he was beaten by a coach for missing serves has prompted an investigation into the practice by Chicago Public School officials. Public school officials say Fred McClinton, the Simeon High School assistant...Tags: Chicago Sun-Times
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Daley administration wants to ban businesses that engaged in fraud
The Daley administration announced Monday that it wants to ban about two dozen people and companies from doing business with the city because they engaged in contracting fraud. Most of the contractors on the city's ban list were convicted in the...Tags: Corporate Crime, Fraud
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Student dies after being hit by brick
A 17-year-old Chicago Public Schools student is dead after being attacked over the weekend with a brick. Robert Bowens said his son, Shaun, was hit on the head from behind after running from a fight that followed a basketball game. The 17-year-old...Tags: Murder, Juvenile Delinquency
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Chicago student dies after being struck on head with brick
Chicago Tribune reporterA 17-year-old Gage Park High School student died Tuesday, two days after his family said he was struck by a brick the same night that another Chicago Public Schools student was fatally shot on a CTA bus about a mile away. Shaun Bowens, who turned 17 on...Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, Murder
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Gym teacher boosted girls sports
Special to the Chicago TribuneMore than 40 years ago, when Bonnie Sue Mayhew began teaching with Chicago Public Schools, girls who wanted to play sports were not given the same opportunities as boys. But Ms. Mayhew and other physical education teachers worked to ensure that their...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Colleges and Universities, Game Playing, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Teachers
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Obama's other running mate: a basketball
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOn the morning of the biggest speech of his life, Barack Obama found himself, quite literally, sidelined. Obama shot baskets by himself at the Denver Athletic Club, talking trash to his friends as they ran the basketball court in what had become a...Tags: New York Knicks, Political Campaigns, The White House, Colleges and Universities, Academic Progress
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Experts try to unlock mysteries of happiness
Chicago Tribune reportersAmericans have seen their retirement savings shrivel, home equity evaporate and job security vanish. The only numbers zooming upward seem to be gas and food prices. It may look like there's nothing to smile about, but that shouldn't stop us, said Ed...Tags: Gold Coast, Metal and Mineral, Colleges and Universities, Gold and Precious Material, University of Iowa
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PhD, the easy way
Tribune staff reporterBrain surgery, anyone? Just slip on a hospital gown and step into my operating cubicle here at the Tribune.Let me clear my desk of printouts, unwashed coffee cups and old newspapers so you can stretch out. Comfy? Now, I'll need a tool sharp enough to...Tags: Employment, Corporate Crime, Punishment, Colleges and Universities, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Chicago schools jump-start voting initiative
Chicago Tribune reporterPolls opened Tuesday in Curie Metropolitan High School and students began casting their ballots in a mock presidential election that kicked off a districtwide effort in the Chicago Public Schools to register 18-year-olds to vote in the real thing. "If we...Tags: Constitutional Issues, Elections, Cook County, Political Candidates, Referenda
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Children give voice to immigrant parents
Chicago Tribune reporterFor immigrant families, the traditional roles of parents and children often flip, with children serving as guides to a foreign culture and language. They accompany parents to the doctor to describe a sickness or to the bank to fill out mortgage...Tags: Juan Gonzalez, Colleges and Universities, Yale University, Family, Pilsen
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