School Reform
“It’s a success to make Mayor Daley proud . . .”—Chicago SunTimes, “NorthSide school fights to attract N. Side kids,” April 3, 2005
“A Chicago public school has gone from one of the worst to one of the best . . .” — CBS 2 Chicago, “Inside a Chicago School Public School That’s Turned Itself Around,” May 4, 2007.
“The Nettelhorst School is a vibrant and dynamic school, but just a few years ago, it was far from being a school of choice . . . in four years, test scores have more than doubled . . .”
— PBS, WTTW, “Chicago Matters: Valuing Education, Bake sales and Beyond,” June 6, 2006
“Over the last year . . . local parents have overseen a remarkable transformation at Nettelhorst . . .”— Chicago Reader, “A Touch of Class,” October 3, 2003
“The 110-year-old school is in the midst of a renaissance . . .”— Chicago SunTimes, “Upgrading Community Expectations,” March 4, 2003
“The [Nettelhorst] Parents’ Co-op is an excellent example of what concerned neighbors can do when they put their heads together and serves as a model other needy schools should emulate . . .”—Skyline, “Local Forum,” February 20, 2003
“This 110-year-old public school—largely forsaken by residents of its white, middle-class area north of downtown—is experiencing a rebirth . . .” — Education Week, “Community Schools Cooking Up Local Support in Chicago,” December 3, 2003
“The salad bar at Chicago’s Nettelhorst Elementary School . . . is one way the school is promoting healthier choices for students. It also teaches nutrition, has an after-school cooking program, has reinstituted recess, and has dance and physical education classes—the sorts of programs needed at far more schools, children’s health advocates say, given the rise in childhood obesity.” — Christian Science Monitor, “Overweight Kids: Schools Take Action,” May 2, 2006