Chicago’s Emanuel, Claypool Push for Education Funding
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his schools chief are continuing their push for state lawmakers to create a new formula for state education funding in an effort to provide more aid to Chicago Public Schools. In his speech at a City Club of Chicago luncheon earlier this week, CPS chief Forrest Claypool compared the education system to a game of Monopoly, More...
In Nod to Teen Sleep, Seattle Changes High School Start Times
This week, the Seattle School Board voted to move most school start times to 8:30 a.m. so that students may sleep later. Rebecca Klein, writing for The Huffington Post, says the vote makes Seattle one of the largest More...
