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Everybody Gets into College at Southside Charter High School

All 107 seniors in the first graduating class of Urban Prep get college acceptance letters.

Posted on 3.5.2010 by Linda Lutton
Students at Worst Schools Get Ticket to Elite High Schools

Huberman: "This is a fundamental issue of fairness."

Posted on 3.3.2010 by Linda Lutton
Kids from Struggling Elementary Schools Get Seats at Top-Flight High Schools

Huberman: Kids who score high despite attending low-performing schools show great potential.

Posted on 3.3.2010 by Linda Lutton
Incoming U of I Freshmen Could Face Tuition Increase

The University of Illinois is thinking of raising tuition to combat a lack of state funding.

Posted on 3.3.2010 by Sean Crawford
Chicago Public Schools' Chief Looks to Unions to Save Money

School officials in Chicago say they're having trouble living with union contracts negotiated in better times.

Posted on 2.26.2010 by Linda Lutton
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