Study Guide: The week in education for May 9, 2014
Haven't been paying the closest attention to education this week? No worries -- we've been taking notes. This week's Study Guide includes the Karen Lewis media blitz and Golden Apple winners.
View ArticleStudent loan debt gets local attention
BY SANDRA GUY U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Monday renewed his call for legislation to ease college students’ loan-debt burdens. The timing proved opportune for the University of Chicago to tout its own...
View ArticleRevisiting Brown v. Board of Education
Sixty years ago this Saturday, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education, striking down state laws that allowed segregation in public schools and declaring...
View ArticleStudy Guide: The week in education for May 16, 2014
Haven't been paying the closest attention to education this week? No worries -- we've been taking notes. We've rounded up links on that principal op-ed that caught fire, the anniversary of Brown v....
View ArticleDebt vs. education debate comes to Oakton Community College
Jason Nwosu says his experience at Oakton Community College helped him launch a career rather than pushed him to memorize a topic, take a test and move on, as he puts it. Nwosu, 19, who is...
View ArticleStudy Guide: The Week in Education for May 23, 2014
Haven't been paying the closest attention to education this week? No worries -- we took notes for you on the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the first anniversary of Chicago's historic...
View ArticleLIVE BLOG: Chicago Board of Education votes on charters, more
Today's agenda at the Chicago Board of Education meeting is a "spendy" one, according to our education reporter Lauren FitzPatrick. It includes votes on charters, among other items.
View ArticleStudy Guide: The Week in Education for May 30, 2014
Haven’t been paying the closest attention to education this week? No worries — we’ve been taking notes. We’ve got a Study Guide here for you, a weekly roundup of education news impacting the Chicago...
View ArticleStudy Guide: The Week in Education for June 6, 2014
Haven’t been paying the closest attention to education this week? No worries — we’ve been taking notes. We’ve got a Study Guide here for you, a weekly roundup of education news impacting the Chicago...
View ArticleSummer School teacher essay: Working to find joy in kindergarten
The Sun-Times editorial page has launched a summer series in which area teachers weigh in on the big challenges facing education. The latest installment, posted below, is an essay by Mia Valdez...
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