One classroom, many classes
Can one person, asked to teach both poor and middle-class kids in one public school classroom, produce results for everyone?
Can one person, asked to teach both poor and middle-class kids in one public school classroom, produce results for everyone?
Doubts emerge in school experiment
Joslyn Jones, Amare's mom, rushes into the school's first family "literacy night" Nov. 10, nearly an hour late.
Joslyn Jones, Amare's mom, rushes into the school's first family "literacy night" Nov. 10, nearly an hour late.
Grading the school year
By March, there's a new problem in Natalie Brady's third-grade classroom at the University of Chicago Charter School — which has set a daunting goal of trying to teach a mix of poor and middle-class kids.
By March, there's a new problem in Natalie Brady's third-grade classroom at the University of Chicago Charter School — which has set a daunting goal of trying to teach a mix of poor and middle-class kids.
The U. of C. way
A key element of what the University of Chicago promises Donoghue parents is instruction tailored to each kid.
A key element of what the University of Chicago promises Donoghue parents is instruction tailored to each kid.
Instant Messages: 'Inside Room 206'
On Friday, Sunday and Monday, the Chicago Sun-Times chronicled the first year at the new Donoghue campus of the University of Chicago Charter School.
On Friday, Sunday and Monday, the Chicago Sun-Times chronicled the first year at the new Donoghue campus of the University of Chicago Charter School.