
Ranking Chicago’s Schools and Public Education Innovators
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Chicago magazine is out with a new ranking of the best public schools in the Chicago area.
Chicago magazine is out with a new ranking of the best public schools in the Chicago area, an undertaking the monthly magazine hasn’t done since 2012. This time around, it has expanded the criteria for ranking schools to include more than just standardized test scores. We speak with features editor David McAninch about the rankings, the methodology and public education innovators.
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Ranking Chicago’s Schools and Public Education Innovators
Clip: 8/30/2016 | 6m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
Chicago magazine is out with a new ranking of the best public schools in the Chicago area, an undertaking the monthly magazine hasn’t done since 2012. This time around, it has expanded the criteria for ranking schools to include more than just standardized test scores. We speak with features editor David McAninch about the rankings, the methodology and public education innovators.
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