Like most parents in Chicago, I’ve been living out school reform with my child; he started in the Chicago Public Schools and is now at a Catholic high school. I teach finance part-time at University of Illinois at Chicago, so I see the range of abilities and preparation that Chicago Public Schools students bring to… [Read More]
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Paying for college: The Northwestern Academy
Last year, the University of Chicago announced the UChicago Promise, an initiative to prepare Chicago Public Schools students for competitive college applications. This year, Northwestern University has announced a similar program, the Northwestern Academy. It’s terrific. NU will work with 200 students at CPS schools that are NOT part of the selective enrollment elite. The… [Read More]