In the News: School honoring slain officer dedicated; divide on merit pay, tenure, Race to Top Mayor Daley and Chicago Public Schools and police officials joined in the dedication Wednesday of the new Eric Solorio Academy High School (5400 S. St. Louis Ave.) that honors a Chicago police officer who was killed in the line of duty several years ago. About 300 freshmen will begin classes at the school next week. It's the first public high school named after a police officer killed on duty. The school cost taxpayers $100 million cost and will be managed by a private company (WBEZ and CPS press release) ...
-September 2, 2010
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In the News: Limited success with turnarounds; value-added evaluation model exploding A survey released by the Washington-based Center on Education Policy finds that few school districts are familiar with the four federal models for turning around low-performing schools and even fewer have implemented them. More than a third of school districts reported they had no familiarity with the models that are part of the $3.5 billion Title 1 School Improvement Grants heading to school districts this fall, according to the report. ...
-September 1, 2010
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