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Funding restored to UNO
Gov. Pat Quinn's administration said Friday that it has partially restored funding to the United Neighborhood Organization to allow the embattled charter school operator to finish a new soccer academy high school by this fall. The decision came less than...Tags: Pat Quinn, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Politics, Executive Branch, Government
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Quinn restores UNO funding
Gov. Pat Quinn’s administration on Friday announced it partially restored funding to the United Neighborhood Organization to allow the embattled charter school operator to finish a new soccer academy high school in time to open this fall. The...
Tags: Pat Quinn, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Politics, Schools, Executive Branch
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LETTER: Charter School Suspensions Scandalous
The Courant reported that Achievement First Schools have an abysmal record of suspensions for kindergarten and first-grade students [May 26, Page 1, "Suspending Children"]. Marc Michaelson, regional superintendent for Achievement First, said the school...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Schools, Education, Students
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Scott, education leaders working to lure "high impact" charter schools to Florida
Gov. Rick Scott and state education leaders are meeting today in Orlando with representatives from out-of-state charter school operators they say have successful track records working with the most disadvantaged students. State leaders hope more...Tags: Orlando, Schools, Education, Rick Scott, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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'Bakers Will Bake' sale will benefit Larchmont's Edible Schoolyard
On June 9, a dozen of Los Angeles’ best known pastry chefs will meet, some of them for the first time, to host the first “Bakers will Bake” Bake Sale to benefit Larchmont’s Edible Schoolyard. The pastry chefs include Roxana...
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Rangel avoids ouster at UNO despite contract scandal
Clout StreetEmbattled United Neighborhood Organization boss Juan Rangel will stay on as CEO but step down from the charter school operator's board of directors as the group tries to make changes to get state funding restored after allegations of nepotism and conficts...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Pat Quinn, House Building, Board of Directors, Judges
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Editorial: UNO scrambles to save itself
UNO Soccer Academy High School in the Gage Park neighborhood is supposed to open this fall. The school needs to open this fall. Some 600 students have signed up to attend and more are on a waiting list. Construction on the school, though, has been...
Tags: Sports, Floorball, Chicago Charter Schools, Public Schools, High Schools
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LETTER: Cal Thomas Knows More Than Bob Dole?
I don't know why I even bother to read Cal Thomas' rants, but the fact that he chose to berate Bob Dole caught my attention, because I always respected Bob Dole [June 2, Opinion column, "Dole-ing Out Blame Skips Some Key Points"]. Cal thinks Bob has...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
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St. Mark Catholic School closes its doors after 50 years
For students at St. Mark Catholic School in Boynton Beach, Friday will be the last day that they are all Cougars. Officials at the school, which caters to students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, announced Friday that it will be closing at...
Tags: Boynton Beach, Teaching and Learning, Religious Education, Education, Parochial Schools
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Boccard's charter school idea draws flak at ULI meeting
Representatives of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), who were in Coral Springs last week to suggest strategies for the city's downtown area and the proposed city hall, were a little baffled to see the Charter School auditorium packed as they sought input...Tags: Arts and Culture, Schools, Arts, Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs
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Students remember Indiana's fallen soldiers
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — Dozens of students and staff members from South Bend Career Academy carried poster-sized images and biographies of fallen military service members from Indiana through downtown Friday morning. Standing in front of The Tribune’s...Tags: Politics, Human Interest, Memorial Day, Freedom of the Press
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Diversity and choice key for city schools
We share the editorial view that outgoing Baltimore City Schools CEO Andrés Alonso created a strong platform to sustain ongoing improvement in our schools ("School reform 2.0," May 12). But the editorial's call for more standardization around the system...
Tags: Science and Technology, Academic Progress, Standards
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