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

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?

https://www.threads.net/@marcsimschicago

@MarcSimsChicago.bsky.social

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

1,000 True Fans | Kevin Kelly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py43k-mSG7s

1000 True Fans by Kevin Kelly Animated Summary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ljR5egZHno

The greatest critique is your individual power as a Twitter user as a random small account it's just very low.

 

Saagar Enjeti

 

https://youtu.be/w11Z6z9WFQo?t=389

 

 

An Unenlightened Electorate

 

I was 11 years old in 1974 when President Richard Nixon resigned, and Vice President Gerald Ford became the 38th President of the United States of America.

There are people older than me that remember when Lyndon Johnson became President after the assassination of President John Kennedy in November 1963.

I guess there are not too many people who remember when Harry Truman became President after the death of President Franklin Roosevelt in 1945.

 

President Joe Biden could end his presidency before the 2024 election. Our octogenarian President could resign in a few years if he wins a second term. There are Democratic Party voters that want President Biden to end his quest for a second term ASAP. They may fear an unenlightened electorate more than old President Biden and old former President Donald Trump. 

 

 

Marc Sims

Chicago

President Richard Nixon resigned from office on August 8, 1974.

https://youtu.be/_e9Ot63lSiw?si=JBn2f48-ETF-zGLJ&t=621