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Governor:Pat Quinn
Superintendent of Education:Christopher Koch
Quality Counts state grade:C
Pre-K-12 enrollment:2,090,403
Number of school districts:872
Number of public schools:4,361
Number of public school teachers:132,983
Unadjusted education spending per student:$11,739
Percent minority students:48.7%
Percent of students eligible for free/reduced price lunch:44.1%
Percent of students with disabilities:14.5%
Percent of English-language learners:8.3%
NAEP Mathematics 2011 percent proficient
4th grade math:38.3%
8th grade math:32.8%
NAEP Reading 2011 percent proficient
4th grade reading:33.3%
8th grade reading:33.9%

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Four writers explore the implications of the recent teachers' strike in Chicago.
October 2, 2012 - Education Week
The tentative contract reached with teachers presents another tall hurdle: how the cash-strapped district will pay for it.
September 21, 2012 | Updated: November 13, 2012 - Education Week
Mayor Rahm Emanuel today offered no specifics on how he'll pay for raises and other new costs in the Chicago Teachers Union contract.
September 19, 2012 - McClatchy-Tribune
The tension between the Chicago Teachers Union and the city's school district is a broader reflection on changes to evaluation policies being rolled out across the country.
September 18, 2012 - Education Week
One hundred fourty-four Children First schools remained open during the Chicago teachers' strike, providing nonacademic projects and activities to 350,000 students.
September 18, 2012 - Education Week
Hopes that students in Chicago could return to school Monday after a weeklong teachers' strike were dashed after the union's 800 delegates deferred a vote to end it.
September 17, 2012 | Updated: November 13, 2012 - Education Week
After a framework for a tentative agreement emerged Friday, the union's delegates were scheduled to meet this weekend to vet a draft and vote on whether to call off the strike.
September 14, 2012 | Updated: November 13, 2012 - Education Week
The flare-up in Chicago is, in many ways, reflective of broader tensions about changes to evaluation policies being rolled out across the country.
September 12, 2012 | Updated: September 18, 2012 - Education Week
Parents footing the bill for college-goers are taking an increasingly hard-nosed, consumer-oriented approach to their child's higher education, education experts say.
August 14, 2012 - McClatchy-Tribune
Just three states—Idaho, Illinois, and Nevada—still await word on flexibility under the No Child Left Behind Act.
August 3, 2012 - Education Week

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