AltWeeklies Wire
Why Aren't Programs That Help Victims of Family Violence Better funded?new
On Chicago's south side, programs like Safe Start are among the most promising tools for disrupting a vicious cycle. But the money that would allow the program to thrive hasn't materialized.
Chicago Reader |
Steve Bogira |
10-24-2014 |
Education
Two Students, Two High Schools, Two Divergent Paths to Collegenew
Jasmeen Wellere grew up on Chicago's south side, Hayley Himmelman on the North Shore. Both flourished in their classes, but they've faced very different challenges—and been afforded very different opportunities
Chicago Reader |
Steve Bogira |
10-18-2012 |
Education
Student Loans Tying You Down?new
Don't look for help from Congress's latest fix.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
07-03-2012 |
Education
Tags: College Debt, Student Loans
What's Next for Chicago Public Schools?new
Now that Chicago Public Schools CEO Ron Huberman is gone, the next step will be Rahm's.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
03-21-2011 |
Education
Tags: Ron Huberman, Rahm Emanuel
Honorably Terminatednew
"Honorably terminated" teachers -- some nationally recognized -- say they can't get so much as a callback about jobs in the Chicago Public Schools. One colleague's bureaucratic nightmare has given them reason to fear the worst.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky and Dave Glowacz |
09-27-2010 |
Education
Chicago Public Schools Are Broke, So Why Are Top Bureaucrats Taking Raises?new
Teachers have been asked to share the pain. Coaches have been asked to work for free. Bigger class sizes have been threatened. So why are CEO Ron Huberman and other top bureaucrats taking raises?
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
04-05-2010 |
Education
And All I Got Was This Lousy PhDnew
The University of Chicago's new funding plan has grad students questioning their future in academia.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
05-05-2008 |
Education
Chicago's New School Shufflenew
As facilities meant to solve overcrowding sit half empty, a successful school for the gifted gets its marching orders.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
02-11-2008 |
Education
Tags: Education
A New Chicago School is a Crash Course in Digital Medianew
Faster than Chicago's Columbia College, more artsy than DeVry, Flashpoint Academy is offering training in four areas: filmmaking, game development, sound recording, and visual effects and animation.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
09-10-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
A New Branded Journalism at Northwesternnew
The Medill School of Journalism is retooling the way it teaches the trade, to the dismay of faculty and students.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
07-09-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
The Art of the Hot Dog Cartnew
If you want to know how to hawk a hot dog, you go to Wisconsin's Hot Dog University.
Chicago Reader |
Anne Ford |
05-21-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
