Listen to CPS CEO Jean-Claude Brizard, UEI Director Tim Knowles, UChicago Charter School Director Shayne Evans and Margot Pritzker discuss changing the odds for Chicago children.
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Why Be Hopeful?
By Tim Knowles
...We have been working to change the odds. Our first step was to dig deeper and determine what really matters for high-school and college graduation. Continue reading »
Feb 8, 2012
Education Reform
Searching for Education's Golden Age
By Marvin Hoffman
it is with some discomfort that I launch into what might appear to be my own personal Golden Age story - the time "back in the day" when teachers could really teach in ways that spoke to their students' heads and hearts ... in short, when testing was not king. Continue reading »
Jan 31, 2012
Education Reform
What is Lost
By Marvin Hoffman
We need to reflect on what is lost in narrowing the focus to exclude new stand alone charter school applicants with visions for different approaches to educating our children. Continue reading »
Jan 10, 2012
