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Marc Sims Host Just A Few Questions Marc Sims was born, raised, and resides in the city of Chicago Illinois. https://anchor.fm/marc-sims marcsimschicago@gmail.com

Saturday, February 24, 2024

Chicago Public Schools Have Recovered?

 

 

There was a report on how Chicago public school students have academically recovered from COVID 19 pandemic declines. Which is good, but are the Chicago Public Schools helping students who are on a path to becoming neighborhood criminals.

 

Marc Sims

Chicago


CPS students’ reading gains rank among top 3 large districts in the nation, study finds

Research by Harvard and Stanford universities found Chicago’s 3rd- to 8th-grade students outpaced most similar districts in reading growth from 2019 to 2023, while Illinois was one of only three states whose reading achievement now exceeds 2019 levels.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2024/02/18/cps-chicago-public-schools-students-reading-math-test-scores-pandemic-growth-education-recovery-scorecard



Chicago Public Schools Recover From Pandemic Declines More Than Other Districts, Study Shows

Elaine Allensworth, Lewis-Sebring Director of the UChicago Consortium, said the findings were “exciting and surprising,” but also a little puzzling because attendance is still low and absenteeism is still high.

https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/02/19/chicago-public-schools-recover-from-pandemic-declines-more-than-other-districts-study-shows

 

 

In Chicago between 2019 and 2023 we lost something like 30ish thousand kids from the school system.  So you know the the Harvard and Stanford study is um what they're doing is super helpful they're trying to give us a picture of how things are changing but they're looking at average test scores for basically different groups of kids in 2019 to 2023.


Jens Ludwig (University of Chicago's Crime and Education Labs)

https://youtu.be/uTbE54SSSIs?si=CChpF8OxV_KoN8NO&t=1601

 

 

Chicago Public Schools struggles to get dropouts to drop back in

The program targets school-aged teens who have been out of class for at least a year and are at higher risk of being involved in gun violence.

https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-effort-to-get-at-risk-kids-back-in-school-off-to-slow-start/ddada294-003c-449b-97c3-4c0cc6722055


Thursday, February 22, 2024

Alternative To Twitter (X)?

 

 



 

I hear about people leaving Twitter, but is there a better alternative to Twitter(X)?    

I think META's Threads is OK.

I think Bluesky, also known as Bluesky Social is OK.

Then again what I'm offering very few people want?



Marc Sims

Chicago

 

 

 

Marc Sims

Host

Just A Few Questions Podcast 

Just A few Questions podcast topics are education, public safety, and other stuff.

https://open.spotify.com/show/3OvsD9A8ESUfKS20UMTHyV