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School reform must impact black males or it isn't school reform

Unless school reform initiatives generate an increase in the academic achievement of urban black males, it ain’t school reform. I realize the...
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Chicago Public Schools new CEO fires boss of Arne Duncan's dubious charter schools

Ron Huberman, Arne Duncan’s replacement as CEO of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) terminated Josh Edelman, the director of Chicago’s...
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Mo' money and another lawsuit will not solve the Chicago school crisis

Last night while you were sleeping, the Chicago Urban League won a legal battle. Cook County Judge Martin Agran left in tact one count of a lawsuit...
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Chicago charter schools unionize

Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) was among the national heavyweights to address the super rally in support...
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White flight, Black Phonies, and Chicago State University

As General Motors goes, so goes the nation. As Chicago State University (CSU) goes, so goes the Chicago Public Schools. Sadly, the first idiom has...
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Baghdad Bob and Chicago Richard

When asked to name his greatest achievement in his twenty years as mayor of Chicago, Richard M. Daley did not hesitate in identifying the...
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Bad teachers, chicken principals, and ghost superintendents

So what is a "bad teacher" -- a middle-aged woman who is not roaming the streets of Chicago, interfering with gang recruitment? If school...
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William Ayers: Naperville unwittingly shines a light on a encroaching darkness

Full disclosure: In addition to being a retired principal, I am also a retired U.S. Army officer and my personal feelings towards University of...
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Paul Vallas: The man, the myth, the continuing nonsense

Nice guy, great hair, I admit I’m jealous. That said, let’s face reality. Paul Vallas did nothing for our kids. It was recently...
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School discipline: A very quick and totally inadequate teacher primer

No discipline, no school. The first responsibility of every principal is the safety of students and staff. So it stands to reason that classroom...
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