Catalyst, a site that closely follows Chicago Public Schools, notes that changes in the pension program, particularly the loss of accrued and unused sick and vacation days, could lead to a significant shortage of principals. Principals in CPS are usually drawn from a pool of candidates qualified by a certification test. But under a...
Posts Tagged ‘ Local School Councils ’
Principal Retirements Could be Watershed
Budlong Principal critical of CPS, Lack of Support for Longer Day
Budlong's Principal Al Solomon criticized CPS preparation for a longer school day saying they lacked specifics.
New and improved North Side Schools scorecard
Ravenswood and North Attendance Area Chicago Public Schools scores and comparisons
Statehouse press corps objects to exclusive agreement with Trib
The Capitol Fax Blog reports that Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn made an agreement with the Chicago Tribune granting it exclusive coverage of the historic signing of the Illinois Death Penalty Repeal. “This was a huge, momentous bill, perhaps the most important legislation that Gov. Pat Quinn will ever sign,” the site said in a...
Bulldog in FOIA dispute with CPS over LSC candidates
The Welles Park Bulldog is seeking to force the Chicago Public Schools to release the nominating petitions of residents running for Local School Council in eleven schools, part of an effort by the on-line publication that pits privacy issues against the public’s right to know. In a March 12th letter by Bulldog attorney Terrance...
LSC filing deadline extended as candidates become scarce
The Chicago Public Schools has extended the deadline to file as a candidate to the Local School Councils due to a lack of interest. An analysis of schools in the Welles Park neighborhood indicated seven of the eleven schools are short candidates.
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