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February 2009 Two new reports available for download:

Data and Democracy Project: Investing in Neighborhoods
Paper #2: Examining CPS' plan to close, phase out, consolidate, turn-around 22 schools

This report provides data that can be used to examine Chicago Public Schools plan to close consolidate, phase out or turn-around 22 schools announced January 16, 2009.

The Charter Difference: A Comparison of Chicago Charter and Neighborhood High Schools

With the proliferation of charter schools in Chicago, an independent study of charters' performance and management practices is long overdue. How do charter schools differ from CPS schools? Do they perform better? The scope of this study is restricted to high schools, but takes the first step towards such an independent study.

See Publications & Resources page to download reports. For more information, please contact Pauline Lipman at plipman@uic.edu.

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