************************************** ******** CATALYST On-line ************ ** http://www.catalyst-chicago.org ** *********** June 2001 **************** ************************************** The June issue of CATALYST is now on-line, featuring "Off the radar screen," http://www.catalyst-chicago.org/06-01/0601main1.htm Every year, some 1,500 grade-school students drop out of CPS. Until now, they've gone undetected. Also: The College Challenge The bumpy road to a college degree through the lives of nine minority students. http://www.catalyst-chicago.org/06-01/0601cc_intro.htm And a year-end review of Intervention http://www.catalyst-chicago.org/06-01/0601intervention.htm See the full table of contents at http://www.catalyst-chicago.org/06-01/0601toc.htm ... or scroll down for more links. _____________________________________ ____________ MAIN STORY _____________ ________ OFF THE RADAR SCREEN _______ _____________________________________ > Grade-school dropouts with nowhere to go http://www.catalyst-chicago.org/06-01/0601main1.htm The silent dropouts whom no one talks about. > A 'likeable' kid gets into trouble, drops out at 14 http://www.catalyst-chicago.org/06-01/0601juan1.htm Profile of a Back of the Yards student who left elementary school. > 8th-grade dropouts tell their stories http://www.catalyst-chicago.org/06-01/06018thgraders.htm Former students say why they dropped out. > Grade-school drop numbers, school-by-school http://www.catalyst-chicago.org/06-01/0601dropdata.htm A CATALYST web extra ____________________________________ _________ SPECIAL SERIES ___________ ____________________________________ > The College Challenge First in a series: http://www.catalyst-chicago.org/06-01/0601cc_intro.htm The bumpy road to a college degree through the lives of nine minority students. > Intervention http://www.catalyst-chicago.org/06-01/0601intervention.htm Amid dismal first-year results, CPS plans for year two. _____________________________________ _________ FROM THE EDITORS __________ _____________________________________ > Solid footing for city's new school leaders http://www.catalyst-chicago.org/06-01/0601editors.htm _____________________________________ __________ NEWS UPDATES ______________ ______________________________________ > 11th hour cancellation: > CASA on hold for now pending new leader lineup http://www.catalyst-chicago.org/06-01/0601CASA.htm > High-school vote heavy for Lynch-Walsh http://www.catalyst-chicago.org/06-01/0601CTU.htm > Web Extra: Exit: Vallas http://www.catalyst-chicago.org/06-01/vallasexit.htm _____________________________________ __________ EDUCATION MATTERS ___________ ________________________________________ The June 2001 issue is the last installment of a three-part joint investigation by CATALYST and The Chicago Reporter into major challenges confronting the Chicago Public Schools. The reporting is part of Chicago Matters, an annual public information series initiated and funded by The Chicago Community Trust, Chicago's community foundation, with programming by WTTW Channel 11, WBEZ Chicago's public radio station 91.5 FM, the Chicago Public Library, and The Chicago Reporter. With this year's focus on education, CATALYST: Voices of Chicago School Reform serves as a special participant. Circulation Department CATALYST: Voices of Chicago School Reform 332 S. Michigan Avenue, Suite 500 Chicago, IL 60604 312-427-4830, ext. 3867 312-427-6130 (fax) www.catalyst-chicago.org -- This is the ISTA-talk mailing list. To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For more information: <http://www.ista-il.org/ista-talk.asp> To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/ista-talk@lists.csi.cps.k12.il.us/>
