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Please contact the Office of Communications at 773.553.1620 if you have any questions or comments about these press releases. April Press Releases 2008 4/30/08 - MAYOR DALEY, SCHOOL OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE EXPANSION OF CRITICAL LANGUAGES PROGRAM - CPS will re-allocate $1 million for teaching Arabic, Chinese and Russian; Federal Grant will send 60 students of Arabic and Chinese to U of C summer program 4/24/08 - CPS Launches Web Site To Connect Three Million Living Alumni - District Becomes the First Large Urban Public School District to Launch Such a Site 4/23/08 - City Health Chief Calls on Parents To Get Teens Meningitis Shots - CDPH Acts Swiftly to Take Preventive Steps on West Side 4/18/08 - CPS Celebrates Earth Day - Recycling programs and events featured 4/15/08 - MAYOR DALEY, SCHOOL OFFICIALS PROPOSE FIVE NEW MAGNET CLUSTER SCHOOLS WITH TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - First time a technology magnet program has been put into neighborhood schools. 4/14/08 -Local School Council Elections, Report Card Pickup this Week - Eighth-Grade Parents Can Sign Up for Freshman Connection 4/13/08 -Monday Classes Cancelled at Shabazz International Charter School at DuSable Campus; Two Other Schools at DuSable Campus Will Relocate - After Weekend Break-in at DuSable Campus, Students at Bronzeville Scholastic, Williams Prep School of Medicine Will Attend Classes at Vacant Farren School Building on Monday 4/10/08 -Mayor Daley Announces Collaboration with University of Chicago to Find Causes Of, Ways to Prevent Youth Crime - Team of national experts will seek strategies to steer youth away from crime and gang violence 4/9/08 -CPS Recruits “Teachers For A Day” For May 6 Event - Experience Gives Visitors a Day-in-the-Life Look at CPS Teachers 4/8/08 -Chicago High School Students Speak Out on Funding and Safety - Rufus Williams and Arne Duncan Join Students in Springfield 4/7/08 -Single Sex Schools, Career Prep Schools, Residential/Boarding Schools Among New CPS Proposals Sought for Fall 2009, 2010 - RFP targets underserved communities through Renaissance 2010 4/3/08 -Chicago Outgains Nation in Writing - Hispanic Students Lead Gains Across the Board

 

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