10 Stories You Should Read This Week
Chicago’s best public schools, an Englewood mom takes a stand against shootings, and the man who saved the skyscraper.
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The Cult of the Quiet Car
Hell hath no fury like those who wish to ride the Metra in silence.
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Best Public Schools in Chicago
For our new rankings of the Chicago area’s public elementary and high schools, we plunged deeper into the data than ever before, using smarter, fairer, and more reliable new ways of measuring performance—and got some surprising results.
How to Fix CPS
Four competing ideologies on solving the district’s fiscal mess
The Innovators
5 schools and districts that are leading the way
How We Ranked the Schools
The research nonprofit RTI International calculated these rankings using data and methodology provided by Chicago. The data are the most recent available from CPS and the Illinois State Board of Education. Because the type of data available for Chicago charter schools differs from that for noncharters, we ranked city charters separately. What the Measures Mean … Read more
How Bad Is Jason Heyward's Contract?
He’s been one of the worst-hitting regulars in baseball, but his superlative defense means he’s still been a decent player—far from the worst contract of the offseason.