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Video: Biz Asia America
CCTV-China
UEI Director Tim Knowles discusses how property tax issues affect Chicago school reform. (Cut to 46:00 to see the story)
Protest Efforts of Turnaround Schools Persist
Chicago Tonight
Protests on school closing and turnarounds heat up while new report from UChicago CCSR released. Report shows CPS' reform efforts had improved math and reading scores in elementary school and had temporarily improved attendance and graduation rates for high school.
Editorial: The Real Discrimination
Chicago Tribune
Editorial supports turnaround reform of lowest performing Chicago schools. New study from UEI's UChicago CCSR cited.
Editorial: CPS must learn from successful turnarounds
Chicago Sun-Times
A Chicago Sun-Times editorial take on what to learn from the successes shown in UChicago CCSR's new turnaround schools report.
School Reform Efforts Show Mixed Results
Chicago News Cooperative
Chicago elementary schools that underwent various reform efforts improved during the first 4 years of intervention, but still lagged behind the district on state exams, says research from UChicago CCSR.