Project impact create excel- Chicago Institute 2012

09/17/2012

"Between the violence in the streets and now the vitriol between CPS and CTU, children’s lives are hanging in the balance." http://bit.ly/SUlPjI

08/14/2012

Board of Ed President Vitale got a tour of the school gardens at Lavizzo Elementary after helping ring in the 1st day.

08/08/2012

Steve's school!

This school can receive up to $10,000 in Target GiftCards® for any supplies it needs. You can help. Vote now!

07/30/2012

For those of you who participated in Nick's discussion @ the onion article, here's a response from a fellow TFA teacher.

http://teacherpop.org/2012/07/27/counterpoint-my-career-as-a-real-teacher-helped-educate-a-new-generation/

I am a real teacher. My job in the classroom is a career, not a volunteer position, and my dedication to closing the achievement gap is for life, not just for a year. It pains me to even respond to...

07/26/2012

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-ctu-longer-school-day-being-scaled-backat-least-for-teachers-20120724,0,1125149.story

Removing a major hurdle in the contentious contract talks with the teachers union, Chicago Public Schools agreed Tuesday to hire nearly 500 teachers so students can put in a longer school day without extending the workday for most teachers.

07/24/2012

Interesting blog post, especially given some of the conversations we've had about grading this summer!

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2012/07/florida_cut_schools_for_sev.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OnSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week+Blog%3A+On+Special+Education%29

Education Week reporter Nirvi Shah tracks news and trends of interest to the special education community, including administrators, teachers, and parents.

07/23/2012

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/charter_school_envy_0oh8SUU7Fv5y1CVeKCf0IK

The Success Academy Charter Schools, which I run, are criticized for taking advantage of Mayor Bloomberg’s policy allowing us to use excess space available in the buildings of district-run schools.

07/20/2012

Closing Ceremonies! ICE ICE! See you all at 8:30 tomorrow morning! Please don't forget to email your best photos to Amanda!

07/19/2012

Excited to head to Pritzker College Prep tomorrow morning! Don't forget the bus leaves at 6:30am sharp! We can do it! (Don't worry, there's plenty of time to grab coffee before Kate's Vision for Literacy Session when we get back!)

07/18/2012

Our ICE T-shirts came in today! Excited to get some use out of them! Don't forget, we're wearing them tomorrow night! ICE ICE Maybe!?

07/17/2012

We won the Resource Library Challenge! And enjoyed some amazing Jamba Juice this afternoon! Woohoo!

07/16/2012

Our bus leaves at 8:20am for the Toxic Tour in Little Village tomorrow! Can't wait!

http://lvejo.org/toxic-tours

31st street activists asthma bus routes Celotex Chicago clean power coal COP16 Crawford CTA economic education environment Fisk global Greenpeace health risk Little Village LVEJO Mexico open spaces Pilsen power public transportation school social justice Solis students water water rights Clean Power...