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Saturday, December 21, 2013

EveryBlock is coming back?

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EveryBlock.com coming back? Crossposted over at The Sixth Ward on Dec. 20, 2013. I miss this application that showed various data such as ...
Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Sun-Times: Test-score gap widens between white, black students in Chicago

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The report apparently not only discussed race, but also income according to those students who had free lunches. Published Wednesday, the r...
Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Chatham 14 holiday party with free movies

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December 14th is my birthday and it would be worth it to drop off some items at Chatham 14 for those neighborhood children in need. Everyon...
Thursday, December 5, 2013

Get a free popcorn, for donating a coat at Chatham 14 Theaters

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Until December 20, 2013 if you donate a coat that's either new/clean but gently used please drop it off in the Chatham 14 lobby. The ci...
Thursday, September 19, 2013

What to do with the closed Shedd School building???

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Shedd School taken in April 2012 While not part of the official closed schools list Shedd School, branch of Bennett Elementary School, had ...
Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Pullman poised for a revival

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[ VIDEO ] I've talked about Pullman on this blog in the past it's near Bennett School and now more shopping options here on the Sou...
Friday, August 30, 2013

VIDEO: Don't Like the Public School Closings? Put Up or Shut Up.

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[ VIDEO ] School closings have been a hot topic lately and the school year has just started. A longtime YouTube favorite "artist" ...
Thursday, August 8, 2013

"Curators of Dixon School" - got notice from a local TV station

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[ VIDEO ] Last year I mentioned a documentary film - Curators of Dixon School - in passing as it involved a south side elementary school o...
Wednesday, August 7, 2013

WBEZ: Chicago scales back on standardized testing

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CPS will eliminate 15 out of the 25 standardized test that students must take between KG and 12th grades. What tests were they taking? I th...