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Reaching Black Boys
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) had the highest suspension rate out of the country's 10 largest school districts. Many of those suspended were young black men. This came at a time when Arne Duncan, CEO of CPS, said he aimed to close the achievement gap. Depriving black students of valuable class time due to suspensions seemed contradictory to the goal.
Tags: CPS; Chicago; Schools; black; arne duncan; suspension; classroom; expulsion; achievement gap; role models; african; school district;
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How Much Is This Child Worth?
This series focuses on the discrepancies in school funding among the 537 schools examined by the magazine. They found a range of $2,200 to $8,600 in per-pupil funding for elementary schools;the range was $5,400 to $16,800 at the high school level. They also found that magnet schools who had selective enrollment practices and schools with better-off students tended to get more than their fair share. They used a tool they obtained from the Annenberg Institute for School Reform to analyze school district resources.
Tags: Arne Duncan; Chicago schools; federal Title 1 funds; school security; poverty funds; school budgets; Annenberg Institute for School Reform