Articles filed under Generations at Risk
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How do we get more success stories at poor suburban schools?Jun 26, 2015 6:08 am - Can other schools replicate successes highlighted in Generations at Risk series?
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Illinois education leader: We are judging schools wrongJun 26, 2015 5:16 am - State superintendent talks about findings of Generations at Risk series
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Editorial: School's focus on structure builds culture of hopeJun 25, 2015 7:01 am - Kids from poor families have potential, just as all kids have. Many simply don't have the same built-in expectations for school and career or the added backing of parent...
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How middle school went from chaos to changing livesJun 25, 2015 5:47 am - Generations at Risk series looks at Streamwood school that demands accountability, doesn't accept excuses
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Editorial: A model for teaching low-income students through sense of communityJun 24, 2015 10:23 am - The story of Sunny Hill Elementary School is really the story of a bold new model in education. The focus of Tuesday's installment in our Generations at Risk series, Sun...
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How one poor school in Carpentersville is making big gains on testsJun 25, 2015 5:45 am - Sunny Hill in Carpentersville starts with making sure kids have enough to eat.
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The rewards of helping students explore what success feels likeJun 23, 2015 9:33 am - I can count on my 10 fingers how many times I have NOT wanted to go to work in the 34 years I have been a teacher. My passion for my work is in the relationships I have ...
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Editorial: We can't afford to ignore the low-income students in our schoolsJun 22, 2015 5:00 am - "The stakes," says Kenneth Ender, president of Harper College in Palatine, "are very high." When he says that, Ender is not limiting his view to the comparatively narrow...
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Lower income equals lower test scores in our schoolsJun 25, 2015 5:42 am - A Daily Herald and WBEZ analysis shows the devastating effect of poverty in Illinois classrooms
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Generations at Risk: Four-part series about the effects of poverty on education, starts MondayJun 22, 2015 4:55 am - What if the way we've been judging schools in Illinois for years is wrong? Every year when school report card data comes out, the top schools - or the schools with the ...
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