A challenge unmet
Sometimes, Yajaira Rivera would storm out of school in frustration during the middle of the day. Other times, she was told to leave. And then there were the many days...
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A challenge unmet
Chicago elementary school students with learning or emotional disabilities miss far more school days than their peers without disabilities, the Tribune found in an analysis of internal attendance data from...
Saving Alex
LASALLE, Ill. — The 12-year-old stood mute and motionless in his family's kitchen. It was noon on a Wednesday in late August, and once again Alejandro Frausto was not in...
A challenge unmet
Chicago elementary school students with learning or emotional disabilities miss far more school days than their peers without disabilities, the Tribune found in an analysis of internal attendance data from...
Saving Alex
LASALLE, Ill. — The 12-year-old stood mute and motionless in his family's kitchen. It was noon on a Wednesday in late August, and once again Alejandro Frausto was not in...
A challenge unmet
Sometimes, Yajaira Rivera would storm out of school in frustration during the middle of the day. Other times, she was told to leave. And then there were the many days...
Small town succeeds where Chicago fails
— Moving from Chicago's South Side to a public housing development in this city of 32,000 was a major culture shock for Keona Lee. For one thing, she never expected...
Small town could offer anti-truancy model for Chicago
While the Chicago Public Schools lack a sustained and focused effort to combat elementary-level truancy, school districts across the state are finding ways to fight the problem and having success,...
Small town could offer anti-truancy model for Chicago
While the Chicago Public Schools lack a sustained and focused effort to combat elementary-level truancy, school districts across the state are finding ways to fight the problem and having success,...
Small town succeeds where Chicago fails
— Moving from Chicago's South Side to a public housing development in this city of 32,000 was a major culture shock for Keona Lee. For one thing, she never expected...