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Higher Education and Immigration

A reader writes: Brian, I don’t disagree with your analysis, and I don’t have any information to back me up on this, but I think the one thing that has Americans most concerned about the current state of education in this country is that I suspect our...

Chicago Public Schools: What Percent of Students Even Graduate?

During his campaign, Barack Obama alleged that only 70% of high school students graduate with a diploma. This astonished me so I dug further. Overall, I have a pretty positive view of the education system in this country. There is essentially no debating that the...

Chicago Public Schools

CPS is the third largest public school system in the country. In June 2004, Mayor Richard Daley launched Renaissance 2010 in the city’s latest attempt to reform its schools. Before we can address the reforms instituted under Renaissance 2010, let’s look at...

The Nation’s Report Card: No A’s, But No F’s Either

The Politburglar was reading over the Nation’s Report Card. Obviously, because of how important these tests are, and what these tests mean for our nation’s future, it is very difficult to look at this report card in a rational manner. Regardless of what...