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School officials say they will track Renaissance 2010's effect
Sun Times--Under pressure from a supermajority of alderman, Chicago Public Schools officials will track the achievement of kids affected by Mayor Daley's Renaissance 2010 effort to fix failing schools, outgoing School Board President Michael Scott said Tuesday.
However, Scott said, CPS will continue to close schools that need "dramatic change'' under Renaissance 2010.
"Closing schools is just one part of the strategy,'' Scott said after a presentation to the City Council Education Committee. "We are not opposed to any solution that's reasonable.''
Chicago Teachers Union President Marilyn Stewart Tuesday noted that 39 of 50 alderman endorse a resolution by Ald. Michael Chandler (24th) calling for a moratorium on closings until the progress of students affected by Renaissance 2010 is evaluated.
"Until we see some success in this, we should stop closing schools,'' Stewart told committee members. More...
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