Nearly $1.4 Billion in Recovery Funds Now Available for Illinois to Save...
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that nearly $1.4 billion is now available for Illinois under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. This funding will lay the...
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In recent weeks America has seen a side of Chicago that we all wish didn't exist. The graphic video of Fenger High School student Derrion Albert being fatally beaten is terrifying, heartbreaking and...
View ArticleMake No Small Plans
Thank you, Terry, for that kind introduction. I've known Terry for yearsand the work of the Chicago Community Trust was absolutely invaluable to me during my time as CEO of the Chicago Public Schools.
View ArticleIllinois To Receive $22.1 Million To Turn Around Its Persistently...
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Illinois will receive $22.1 million to turn around its persistently lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants (SIG)...
View ArticleIllinois to Receive $146.6 Million to Turn Around Its Persistently Lowest...
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Illinois will receive $146.6 million to turn around its persistently lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants (SIG)...
View ArticleIllinois, Kansas, Nevada, and South Dakota Will Receive Funds to Support...
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Illinois will receive $415.4 million, Kansas will receive $92.5 million, Nevada will receive $83.1 million, and South Dakota will receive...
View ArticleAttorneys and the Higher Calling: Secretary Duncan's Remarks to the American...
It's great to be back in Chicago. There seems to be a lot going on here these days. . . And it is great to see so many friends and leaders from the bar who have fought tirelessly to close achievement...
View ArticleEducation Secretary Arne Duncan Announces $27 Million for Three...
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced three awards totaling $27 million for projects to improve educational opportunities for young learners through innovative technology. Grants will...
View ArticleStatement of U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Chicago's New...
“I want to commend Chicago Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel for choosing a diverse and outstanding team to lead the Chicago Public Schools and take education reform forward. Like many schools districts,...
View ArticleU.S. Department of Education officials to keynote Midwest Regional School...
U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Carl Harris will address the 2011 Midwest Regional...
View ArticleIllinois to Receive $23.6 Million in New Funding to Turn Around More of Its...
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Illinois will receive $23.6 million to turn around more of its persistently lowest-achieving schools through the U.S. Education Department's...
View ArticleIllinois to Receive $22.2 Million to Turn Around its Lowest-Performing Schools
Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced that Illinois will receive $22.2 million to turn around its persistently lowest achieving schools through the Department's School Improvement...
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