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The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) initiative is the only federal funding source dedicated exclusively to afterschool programs. The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) reauthorized 21st CCLC in 2002, transferring the administration of the grants from the U.S. Department of Education to the state education agencies.
Cecil Partee Academic Preparatory Center - occupied the old Hookway Elementary School; Chicago High School (1856–1880) - renamed Central High School in 1878, closed in 1880; building demolished in 1950 to make way for the Kennedy Expressway [14] Chicago Talent Development High School (2009–2014) Chicago Virtual Charter School (K–12, 2006 ...
The strike ended with the teachers receiving a 5% raise, 2.5% bonus and a one-year pact. [39] [40] Chicago Public School teachers went on a ten-day strike from November 23 to December 3, 1984, which resulted in a 4.5% raise. [41] In 1985, the teachers had a two-day walkout. CPS teachers went on a nineteen-day strike from September 8, to October ...
(The Center Square) – Although the Chicago City Council passed a budget for 2025 this week, the city’s financial problems are not going away. Chicago taxpayers are looking at a billion-dollar ...
The following is a table listing the individuals that held the position of "superintendent of Chicago Public Schools" from its creation in 1854 through its dissolution in 1995: Ella Flagg Young (served 1909–1915); CPS' first female superintendent; first female public school superintendent in a major US city [ 4 ]
The Huffington Post and The Chronicle of Higher Education have teamed up to tell the story of what the subsidization of college athletics means for universities like James Madison and for the students who are forced to foot the bill, often without their knowledge or real consent. The investigation, which included an analysis of financial ...
Most of the Trust’s funding during 1915–1930 focused on relief and humanitarian work for residents impacted by Chicago’s rapid industrialization. The Trust awarded its first grant in 1916, to United Charities for $5,000. The first major gift was from James A. Patten, “the grain king,” for $1 million in 1924. [5]
Retired Chicago teacher returns to work to keep a roof over her head — how inflation is draining seniors’ nest eggs Bethan Moorcraft June 11, 2024 at 5:58 AM