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2005 - 2007 Press Release Archives

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June Press Releases 2008

6/16/08 MAYOR DALEY, SCHOOL LEADERS KICK OFF SUMMER SCHOOL WITH RANGE OF NEW PROGRAMS Educational and Recreational Slots Still Available for 51,017 Students This Summer

6/5 - CPS Teacher Named National Special Olympics Coach of the Year - 'He Embodies the Best Qualities of Good Coaching’

6/3 - Chicago Police and Firefighter Training Academy Program Graduates 83- Students from 57 High Schools Learn Public Service

6/2 - CPS to Host Huge Year-End Rally for School Funding and Safety - About 35,000 Students Will Have Their Voices Heard at Soldier Field on June 10

6/2 - CPS Announces Partnership on Student Uniforms - Target Is the Official Uniform Provider for Elementary School Students

May Press Releases 2008

5/29 - 30,000 Students Participate in First-Ever High School Investigation Day - Program aimed at combating dropout rate

5/28 - Funding Crisis Forces Rescheduling of Monthly Board Meeting - Unprecedented step needed to “protect our children,” officials say

5/23 - Student Attendance Booms This Spring at CPS - Perfect Attendance Increases Four-Fold Over Same Period Last Year

5/13 - COLLEGE ENROLLMENT FOR CPS GRADS REACHES 50 PER CENT, MAYOR DALEY AND SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY - Four-year Gains Outpace Nation in All Racial-Ethnic Groups

05/7 - National Study Finds Chicago Charter School Students More Likely to Graduate from High School, Attend College - Charter schools are one of many high-quality, diverse educational options, says Duncan

05/7 - Six CPS Teachers Named Golden Apple Recipients - Eight Others ‘Teachers of Distinction’

05/6 - MAYOR DALEY CELEBRATES OLYMPIC WEEK IN AMERICA AS EIGHT OLYMPIANS AND PARALYMPIANS, HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS SERVE AS “TEACHER FOR A DAY” - CPS Celebrates Its Teachers on National Teacher Appreciation Day, May 6

05/2 - CPS to Host Capital-Improvement Hearings - Chance for Community to Provide Input on School Upgrades and Maintenance