Planning for next school year could be an opportunity to rebuild trust between school districts and families. Let’s lay the groundwork for an educational model that is finally worthy of the communities we serve.
Tag: Gage Park
Sandoval Elementary Steps Up Bilingualism and Gets Results
When Wilma David became principal of Sandoval Elementary School three years ago, she knew she needed to make some improvements. The neighborhood school in Gage Park had fallen to a Level 2+ — a mid-tier rating in Chicago Public Schools — so David and her staff got to work. Teachers were asked to look more closely at how individual students…
In Defense of Cheaters: I Understand Why They Lied About Their Address to Go to That School
What do you know? The Chicago Public Schools Inspector General has discovered that families from affluent Chicago neighborhoods and even affluent Chicago suburbs have been using false residency information in order to gain access to some of Chicago’s top high schools. I would love to join the chorus of people roundly condemning this behavior, but I can’t shake the…