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Chicago School Closings
In April 2002 the Chicago Public Schools announced a decision to close three Chicago schools
because of persistent failure to improve learning outcomes. The schools, Dodge, Terrell,
and Williams, are shown on the map below. While the local media have covered the conflict
between CPS and the Teacher's Union on this subject, they have not gone into detail on the
poverty in the neighborhood or other reasons for consistent poor performance. They have not
given readers a chance to "get involved" and to help. They have not demanded greater investment
from business, hospitals or foundations. There are several tutoring/mentoring programs within
a mile of each school. Visit the
Find a Program section. You'll find contact information you use to contact any one of these programs and
offer to help, as a tutor/mentor, donor and/or business partner. Don't let another day go by
without being part of the solution.
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Poor Schools in the Suburbs
The red dots on this map of the Chicago region are tutor/mentor program sites that are on
the Tutor/Mentor Connection databse. The black dots are locations of schools on the Ilinois
State Board of Education Warning list issues in November 2001.
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Chicago Schools on 2007 Warning List
The new state test for Illinois school performance in 2007 resulted in far fewer schools on
the probation list than in the past. While this is a sign of progress, there is still much room for
improvement. This is where Tutor and Mentoring programs can help.
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Chicago Schools That Are Succeding
The No Child Left Behind Program measures schools' reading and math proficiency to determine
Adequate Yearly Progress. Some schools that are succeeding, actually have less than 40% of
students meeting expected goals. The map below shows how many of these "on the edge" schools
are in impoverished neighborhoods.
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Chicago Schools That Are Failing
The No Child Left Behind Program measures schools' reading and math proficiency to determine
Adequate Yearly Progress. Schools that do not make progress targets for two years are placed
on the Academic Early Warning Status list. Those that fall behind for four years are placed on
the Academic Watch Status list. The map below shows Chicago's failing schools.
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DotNetNuke® is copyright 2002-2007 by Perpetual Motion Interactive Systems Inc.
Dynamic Map Gallery courtesy of Horizon Mapping
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