Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on the level of scrutiny the public has of neighborhood vs. charter schools, and more.

Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on how moving special programs out of Lincoln Elementary could solve overcrowding, and more.

Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on charter schools' responses to FOIA requests, and more.

Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on the mayor using school principals as propaganda show ponies, and more.

Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on why CPS's tax levy has increased while it cuts its budget, and more.

Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on whether Mayor Emanuel and others involved in school policy should explain why their kids don't attend public school, and more.

Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on parents' perception of the International Baccalaureate "brand," and more.

The Chicago Public Schools administration is currently holding public hearings around its plan to close and consolidate over 50 schools this year. What distinguishes these meetings from those that came before, and what are they meant to accomplish?

Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on how the administration has transformed its school-closing message, and more.

A look at the books besides Persepolis that Chicago Public Schools recommends its teachers use to teach literacy in the seventh grade.

Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on CPS curriculum professionals undermined by CPS administrators, and more.

The Chicago Public Schools administration has announced the schools it plans to close and revamp.

Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on how aldermen who talk tough on school closings could really cause problems for the mayor, and more.

Reporter Dave Glowacz talks with critics of Chicago Public Schools public-input meetings around school closures.

Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on getting information from government more easily than via FOIA requests, and more.

Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on who doesn't send their kids to charters, and more.

Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on what the old Jones Commercial High School provided that no CPS school does today, and more.

Interview with the Chicago Reader's Ben Joravsky on why Illinois didn't receive federal Race to the Top funds, and more.

In this audio recording, a panel of public-school advocates discuss the possibility for an elected school board in Chicago. The panelists: Delia Bonilla, local school council parent member, Ames Middle School; Will Guzzardi, Logan Square community advocate; Ben Joravsky, columnist for the Chicago Reader; Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union; and Pauline Lipman, professor of policy studies, University of Illinois (Chicago).