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Should homework be banned?

A lot of students would gladly say yes to the teacher’s question: ‘should we stop giving you home assignments?’ According to a research report, teachers give students more homework than is necessary. Sometimes, students spend the whole night finishing an assignment! So, why should homework be banned?  Here are some reasons: The number one reasonContinue Reading “Should homework be banned?”

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UNO Teachers Consider Strike…how much are they paid?

Home Now that the CTU Strike is potentially averted (and the newest contract awaiting ratification by the rank and file), the United States’ first charter school strike is looming in Chicago. The teachers for UNO Charter Schools Network are on the verge of withholding their labor. You can read about it in this report fromContinue Reading “UNO Teachers Consider Strike…how much are they paid?”

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Apples 2 Apples Cited in Report on CPS School Closings

Home From Roosevelt University: “The proliferation of charter schools, particularly in areas of declining enrollment and in proximity to schools that have closed, is adding financial stress to Chicago’s financially strapped public school system, a new report co-authored by a Roosevelt University professor shows. Released by Roosevelt Associate Professor of Sociology Stephanie Farmer on Tuesday,Continue Reading “Apples 2 Apples Cited in Report on CPS School Closings”