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How to apply to a CPS school in 5 easy steps
It’s the time of year again! Chicago Public Schools (CPS) begins its applications for the 2021-2022 school year on Monday, October 12, and close on Friday, January 8, 2021. Students entering kindergar...
Preschool vs. pre-k: What's the difference?
As summer nears, families across Chicago inevitably start to ask themselves if their child should go to preschool or pre-kindergarten. If they are currently enrolled in an early childhood program, the...
How to help your child get ready for kindergarten
Is your child starting kindergarten next year? Consider taking a proactive approach to ensuring he or she is ready to arrive at kindergarten and learn. Evidence increasingly suggests that the are...

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Progressive schools

I was just curious about progressive schools in Chicago. Are your children academically prepared as their peers in traditional schools?   Posted via phone.   >>> insert new paragraph <<< ...

Per Hour ACT Tutoring Rate

Just looking for a gut check...how much do you pay (or have you recently paid) per hour for ACT or SAT tutoring. And was it by Zoom or in person? >>> Edit old post 5/15/2026 <<<  ...

Test 2022-12-23 @ 1:01 pm

It's a winter wonderland. ...

CPS Collective Responsibility Contract - did you receive?

Today we received an email from our teacher with a link to CPS's collective responsibility contract ("CPS has issued a Collective Responsibility Contract for families. You can sign and return the CPS Collective Responsibility Contract by dropping it off at school"). This is the document: https://sta...

Do you think SEES schools are on the chopping block in Chicago?

I have no idea, but I think in general we're moving towards the school of thought that completely separate gifted programs, tracking, etc. is not equitable. Even though it's way better than NYC's, it still separates out kids based on an assessment of giftedness at age 4 or 5, and it gets in the way ...

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