Education News and Bookmarking for Mathetude community http://www.mathetude.com:80/rss/stories/upcoming.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/images/logo.png http://www.mathetude.com:80/ vi-vn Copyright (c) 2007 Mathetude.com javacola@gmail.com Wed Feb 08 10:50:38 CST 2012 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.mathetude.com:80/ An interview with Mayor Rahm Emanuel is a highlight of a new video that criticizes the Chicago Teachers Union. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14567.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14567.html Mathetude nitajo 05/02/2012 With the entire city school system moving to a longer school day next year, parents and community members are questioning how the cash-strapped district plans to pay for the extended time. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14441.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14441.html Mathetude nitajo 22/01/2012 Juan Rangel, of the United Neighborhood Organization, has leveraged close ties to Chicago’s political leaders to create one of the city’s largest charter-school networks. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14360.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/14360.html Mathetude nitajo 15/01/2012 Scores of preschool and kindergarten teachers across the city are embedding math concepts into daily classroom activities, in a promising new program that gives students a foundation for more complex math and logical-thinking skills in later grades. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13894.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13894.html Mathetude eduK8 01/12/2011 The Brookings Institution gave the city’s system a B grade, putting it at the top of its class among the nation’s largest districts but leaving room for improvement. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13877.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13877.html Mathetude nitajo 30/11/2011 Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Wednesday the criteria by which high-performing Chicago Public Schools principals will receive up to $20,000 in bonuses for boosting student achievement this school year. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13754.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13754.html Mathetude PiGuy 12/11/2011 For the rest of the school year, the board will end its efforts to convert more Chicago Public Schools to a longer day, and the 13 schools that already added 90 extra minutes won't need to change back. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13685.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13685.html Mathetude PiGuy 05/11/2011 For these boys and girls, a bike represents freedom, a way to fly more quickly through the gang-ridden streets that surround the shop. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13625.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13625.html Mathetude nitajo 31/10/2011 A mathematical error may mean that more than 3,000 retired teachers are being overpaid in their pension checks each month, and the case is still in court. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13522.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13522.html Mathetude nitajo 21/10/2011 James Warren -- A chess tournament in Oak Brook demonstrates how much discipline, analytical thinking, time management and other adult skills children can develop by playing the game. http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13483.html http://www.mathetude.com:80/story/view/13483.html Mathetude nitajo 16/10/2011